Iced D.
asked 05/05/16Broderick answered 21 of the 25 questions on his history test correctly. What decimal represents the fraction of problems he answered incorrectly?
21/25=_/100=___.___
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Andrew M. answered 05/05/16
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The question asks about the fraction the student answered Incorrectly.
If he answered 21/25 correctly, he answered 4/25 incorrectly.
4/25 = 16/100 = .16
Michael J.
Thanks for providing the correct answer. I did not read the question right.
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Michael J. answered 05/05/16
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21/25 is equivalent to 84/100. This equivalent fraction is easily converted into a decimal since the denominator is 100.
What decimal is equivalent to 84/100? This should give you a hint.
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Iced D.
05/05/16