What number multiplied by 10 equals 50? Multiply 8 by that number.
8correct/10total = 40 correct/50total
Practice makes perfect
Let's pay close attention to the given rate.
8correct/10total = correct/50total
We need to find the number that we can multiply 10 by to get 50.
10* ? =50
We multiply 10 by 5 to get 50, so we will also multiply 8 by 5 to find an equivalent rate.