Question

Bren got 64 out of 70 points on her test. She also completed her Roadmap Review, and so she got 5 extra points. What is her percent correct, rounded to the nearest whole number?

Answer 1

This is a proportion problem. Eric earned 60 out of a possible 75 points, so the ratio is 60/75. You put that equal to x, so 60=x% and 75=100%. So it would look like

60 = x

75 100

then you cross multiply 60 and 100, and 75 and x, so you get

6000=75x

then divide by 75 and you have your percent :)

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