Question

An instructor announces that 2 out of 5 test

questions will be essay-type questions. If the
test has 20 questions, how many are essay-type
questions?

Answer 1

8 essay-type questions

Explanation:

This is the answer because:

1) 2 out of 5 is the same as 2/5

2) Next, we have to get 2/5's denominator to equal 20.

2 x 4/5 x 4 = 8/20

3) 8/20 means that 8 of the test questions are essay-type

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