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Briley answered 85% of the 60 quiz questions correctly. How many questions did she answer correctly?

User Rball
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Answer:

51 questions

Explanation:

To do this we need to realize that 85% is equal to 85/100. This can be simplified in fraction form to .85.

Looking at the question, we see that it says "Briley answered 85% of the 60 quiz..." A key word here is of. Of always means multiply. So we can see if we were going to form an equation, we would be multiplying.

Briley answered correctly = (85%) times (60 questions)

Mathematically, ?=(.85)x(60)=51

So we know she answered 51 correctly, and that 51 is 85% of 60.

I hope this helps you!

User Corvuscorax
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Answer:

51 questions she answered correctly.

Step-by-step explanation: 85/100 x 60

= 510/10

= 51

User Mauro Monti
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