Austin correctly answered 92% of the questions on a geography quiz. Liz answered 47 of the 50 questions correctly. Who earned the higher score? Compare their scores.
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Liz earned the higher score.
Step-by-step explanation:
Consider the provided information.
We Austin correctly answered 92% of the questions on a geography quiz.
Liz answered 47 of the 50 questions correctly.
We need to determine who earned the higher score.
Let Liz got x% marks.
Percentage can be calculated as:
\frac{Part}{Whole}=\frac{x}{100}
Whole
Part
=
100
x
\frac{47}{50}=\frac{x}{100}
50
47
=
100
x
x=\frac{47}{50}\times 100x=
50
47
×100
x=47\times 2x=47×2
x=94x=94
Hence, Liz got 94% of marks.
Thus, Liz earned the higher score.
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liz as austin as only has 46 correct answers. this can be calculated by the formula 92/100 X 50 (calculating the no of questions correct). 100 gets cut by 50 and becomes 2 and when we divide 92 by 2 the answer is 46. Therefore, liz scored higher than austin.
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