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Help me solve this question, "You answer 16 out of 20 questions correctly on a test. Your friend answers 25 out of 30 questions correctly on a different test. Who has the better score?"

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Explanation:

You answer 16 out of 20 questions correctly on a test. Number of questions unanswered is

20 - 16 = 4

The percentage of questions that you answered will be number of questions answered / total number of questions × 100

It becomes

16/20 × 100 = 80%

Your friend answers 25 out of 30 questions correctly on a different test. Number of questions unanswered is 30 - 25 = 5

The percentage of questions that your answered will be number of questions answered / total number of questions × 100

It becomes

25/30 × 100 = 67.67%

Comparing the percentages, your percentage was higher. It means that you had the better score.

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