Question

Kelly answered 3 items on a test incorrectly . This was 6% of the items. How many items were on the test?

Answer 1

Answer:

$50\ items$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

$3$ items on a test represent the $6\%$ of the items

so

by proportion

Find how many items were on the test

$\frac{3}{6}\frac{items}{\%} =\frac{x}{100}\frac{items}{\%} \\ \\x=100*3/6\\ \\x=50\ items$

Answer 2

The answer is:  [D]:  50 .
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Explanation:
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6% of what number is 3?

6/100 * n = 3 ?

0.06 * n = 3 ?

n = 3 / (0.06) = 50 ; which is Answer choice:  [D].
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