Question

A teacher gave a test with 50 questions, each worth the same number of points. Donovan got 39 out of 50 questions right. Maci's score was 10 percentage points higher than Donovan's.

What was Maci's Score? Explain.

How many more questions did Maci answer correctly? Explain.

Explain how you can check your answers for reasonableness.

Answer 1

idk what did maci have

Answer 2

39/50= 0.78 times 100= 78

78 is Donovan's score

if maci's score is 10 percentage points higher

78+10=88

x /50 =0.88 times 100= 88

x=44

each question is 2 points: 88-78= 10/2=5

Maci answered 5 questions correctly.