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Josie took a long multiple choice,end of year vocabulary test. The ratio of the number of problems Jose got incorrect to the number of problems she got correct is 2:9.If Josie missed 8 questions, how many did she get correct?

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36.
For every 2 wrong, she got 9 right, multiply this by four to get the four wrong, and the nine turns into 36
User Wandrille
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Answer: She got 36 correct answers.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Ratio of the number of problems she got incorrect to the number of problems she got correct = 2:9

Number of incorrect answers = 8

Let the number of incorrect answers be 2x

Let the number of correct answers be 9x.

So, According to question, we get that


2x=8\\\\x=(8)/(2)\\\\x=4

So, the number of correct answers would be


9x=9* 4=36

Hence, she got 36 correct answers.

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