"-Lost" <maventheextrawords@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> I'm starting a new degree and had to take a math placement test -- of
> course I bombed as usual. The minimum requirement was 41, I got a 21.
>
> Anyway, one problem that perplexed me slightly was:
>
> Mark took a French exam that consisted of 50 questions. He got an 80%
> on 15 true or false questions and a 60% on 35 multiple choice
> questions.
>
> I couldn't figure it out, but ended up guessing that it was 70. Then I
> ran it past the spouse and they muttered, while barely paying
> attention, "Wouldn't it be 70?"
>
> So is it just the average of the 2 scores? The number of problems
> doesn't matter?
>
> Thanks as always.
There were a total of 50 questions. He correctly
answered (80/100)*15 = 12 of the True/False ones.
He also answered (60/100)*35 = 21 of the multiple
choice ones. Assuming each question was worth the
same amount, he answered correctly (12 + 21) = 33
of the 50 questions for a score of (33/50)*100 = 66%.
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