Question

Jacob answered 80% of the questions in a test correctly.

He answered 32 of the questions correctly.
Work out the total number of questions in the test.

Answer 1

40

Explanation:

Based on the given conditions, formulate: 32/80%

Multiply both the numerator and denominator with the same integer:320/8

Cross out the common factor:40

get the result:40

Answer: 40

Answer 2

The total number of questions in the test is 40. This can be calculated by dividing 80% by 32, which equals 0.25. Multiplying 0.25 by 32 gives 8, and then multiplying 8 by 5 gives 40.

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