Kelly answered 3 items on a test incorrectly. This was 6% of the items. How many items were on the test?

Coolguy asked Nov 4, 2022

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Coolguy asked Nov 4, 2022

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Answer:

Explanation:

6/100=3/y

Let y be the total number of items on the test

[cross multiply]

6×y =3×100

6y = 300

divide both sides by 6

y = 50

Francesc answered Nov 11, 2022

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