Middle School

Bridget took a math test and scored 28 marks out of 40. Sam took an English test and scored 32 marks out of 47. Sam said, "I did better than Bridget as I scored more marks."

Write each score as a percentage to show that Sam is wrong.

Answer :

Sam thought he did better because he had more marks, but in percentage terms, Bridget did better with 70% versus Sam's 68.09%.

Bridget scored 28 out of 40 on her maths test, which we calculate as a percentage by dividing the number of marks obtained (28) by the total marks possible (40) and then multiplying by 100. This works out to 28/40 imes 100 = 70%. Sam scored 32 out of 47 on his English test.

To find his percentage, we use the same method: 32/47 imes 100, which is approximately 68.09%. Even though Sam scored more marks in absolute terms, his performance as a percentage of the total possible score was lower than Bridget's.

Answer:

Bridget got 70% and sam got 68%

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