Jimmy made a "75% on a test worth 46 points. How many points did he get correct?

1 Answer
Sep 26, 2014

Jimmy's score is determined by dividing the number of points he got right by the total number of points, then multiplying times 100. Let x = Jimmy's number of points

"x"/"46" = "0.75" x "100" Solve for x.

"x" = "0.75"("46 points") x "100" = "34.5 points"

Jimmy got 34.5 points out of 46 points correct.

Check: "34.5 points"/"46 points" x "100" = "75%"