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A student got 9 out of 15 correct on a homework assignment. What percent of the assignment did the student get incorrect?

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Answer: 40%

Explanation:

The wording 9 out of 15 can be written into a fraction.

As a fraction, this would be 9/15.

Once you simplify that, you get 3/5.

You know that there is 100% in a whole.

3 * 20 / 5 * 20 so the denominator is 100.

60/100 people got the homework correct, 60/100 can be written into 60%.

Subtract this from the total 100% and you get 40% of students who got the homework assignment wrong.

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