A student answered 42 out of 50 questions correctly. What percentage was correct?
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The score fraction is 42/50.
Multiplying by 100 gives 84%.
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The score fraction is 42/50.
Multiplying by 100 gives 84%.
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The least common multiple of 3 and 4 is 12.
A number divisible by both must therefore be divisible by 12.
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Starting from 100, a 10% increase gives 110.
A 10% decrease from 110 gives 99, which is 1% lower.
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The units digits of powers of 7 cycle as 7, 9, 3, 1.
The fourth power therefore ends in 1.
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After a 20% increase, the quantity becomes 120% of the original.
The required reduction is 20/120 × 100 = 16⅔%.
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The greatest common divisor of 18 and 24 is 6.
Dividing both terms by 6 gives 3/4.
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Convert each value to decimals: 5/8 = 0.625, 0.60 = 0.60, 59% = 0.59, and 3/5 = 0.60.
Therefore, 5/8 is the greatest.
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Convert 2/3 to sixths: 2/3 = 4/6.
Then 4/6 + 1/6 = 5/6.
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Multiply 2 × 3 = 6 and count three decimal places in total.
The product is 0.006.
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Convert 1/4 to 2/8.
Then 7/8 - 2/8 = 5/8.
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Multiply both numbers by 10 to remove decimals.
Then 48 ÷ 6 = 8.
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Multiply numerators and denominators, then simplify.
(3 × 10)/(5 × 9) = 30/45 = 2/3.