Question

Frazer scores 70% in a spelling test with 20 questions. How many did he get right? Show me your work.

Answer 1

Fraser got 14 questions right

questions correct 70/5 = 14
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total questions 100/5 = 20

therefore he got 14 questions right

you divide 100 by 5 because percents are always out of 100 and that gets you 20 which is how many questions the spelling bee had

then you do the same to the top (divide by 5) and get 14

14/20 questions were answered right
70% of the questions were correct