Question

Greta answered 32 out of 40 questions correctly on a spelling test. what percentage of the words did she answer incorrectly?

Answer 1

20%

Explanation:

If you divide 32 out of 40, you will get .8. Multiply that by 100 and you will get 80%. The question asks for the percentage of incorrect ones, so subtract 80 out of 100 and you will get 20%.

She got 20% of the words incorrect.