Question

On a recent test, Jan answered 34 out of 40 questions correctly. What was Jans percentage of correct questions on the test? Round your answer to the tenths place if necessary.

Answer 1

85%

Explanation:

In this case, to calculate the percentage of correct questions, we must calculate the quotient of the questions answered correctly and the total, and then multiply by 100, just like this:

`(34)/(40)\cdot100=85\text{\%}`