Question

Penelope is taking a multiple choice test with a total of 40 points available. Each

question is worth exactly 5 points. What would be Penelope's test score (out of 40) if
she got 3 questions wrong? What would be her score if she got x questions wrong?

Answer 1

1st Question the answer is 25/40

2nd Question the answer is 40-(x*5)=answer

Explanation:

1st Answer: Multiply 3 questions by 5 points and subtract that answer from 40 and that gives us the final answer -25-

Answer 2

1) 62.5%

2) 8-x/8=y/100 (where y is the percent)

Explanation:

1) so there’s 8 questions in total cause each question si 5 points and 40 points is the max so 40/5=8

write a proportion where 8-3/8=y/100 (it’s 8-3 because it’s total question minus the wrong questions and you’ll get the remaining points and put it over a hundred since the max score you can get is a hundred.

so 5/8= y/100

cross multiply

500=8y

Divide 8 on both sides

you’ll get 62.5

2) Jist use the equation 8-x/8=y/100

( where x is the wrong amount of questions and y is the total percent)