Question

There were 34 questions on a test. Even the best student in the class only got 22 correct. What was the best student's percent error?

a) 35%
b) 34%
c) 30%
d) 40%

Answer 1

To find the best student's percent error, we divide the number of incorrect answers by the total number of questions and multiply by 100.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the percent error, we first need to calculate the number of questions the best student got wrong. Since there were 34 questions on the test and the best student got 22 correct, subtracting the number of correct answers from the total number of questions gives us: 34 - 22 = 12 incorrect answers.

Next, we calculate the percent error by dividing the number of incorrect answers by the total number of questions and multiplying by 100: (12/34) * 100 ≈ 35.29%.

Therefore, the best student's percent error on the test is approximately 35%. Therefore, the correct answer is a) 35%.