Work it out: divide 70 by 72, then multiply by 100. (70/72)*100 = 97.222...%
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∙ 11y agoCloser is a comparative term. Closer than what? 72 is closer to 70 than it is to 70,000,000 72 is not closer to 70 than it is to 73. Alternatively, 72 is closer to 70 than 70,000,000 is 72 is not closer to 70 than 71 is.
Basic maths - 10% is 7.2 multiply that by 7 and you get 50.4 - all without the aid of a calculator !
The LCM is 2520.
70
The average is 70.
50.4 is 72 percent out of 70.
Closer is a comparative term. Closer than what? 72 is closer to 70 than it is to 70,000,000 72 is not closer to 70 than it is to 73. Alternatively, 72 is closer to 70 than 70,000,000 is 72 is not closer to 70 than 71 is.
Basic maths - 10% is 7.2 multiply that by 7 and you get 50.4 - all without the aid of a calculator !
70% of 72 = 50.4
The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 72 and 70 is 2.
70
The LCM is 2520.
70
72 to the nearest tens is 70
The average is 70.
It is 72, the middle number when they are arranged in order.
So basically there was a test with 72 questions and you got x number of them wrong, and got 70%. So... You have to find out what 70% of 72 is. All you have to do is multiply 0.70 by 72. Which equals 50.4 50 represents the number of questions you got right out of 72. So, 50/72 = roughly 70% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72 - 50 = 22 SO. To answer you question, you can miss 22 questions out of 72 to get 70 percent. Why does it sound like you're trying to go all lazy on a test?