Question

.Jennifer got 87.5% of her problems correct on her recent math test. There were 48 problems on the test. How many problems did she miss?

Answer 1

Answer: Jennifer missed 6 problems.

Step-by-step explanation:
Percentage Answered Correctly: 87.5%
Percentage Answered Incorrectly:
Total Percentage - Percentage Answered Correctly
100% - 87.5% = 12.5%
Convert percent to decimal:
12.5% / 100 = .125
Multiple:
Total Problems * Decimal
48 * .125 = 6