A game show contestant has answered 37 out of 44 trivia questions correctly so far. Solve the
90
equation
100
-
37 + 1 to find the number of consecutive questions the contestant needs to answer correctly to
44 + y
raise the correct answer percentage to 90%

Respuesta :

Answer:

The contestant needs to answer the next 26 consecutive questions correctly.

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex] \frac{37 + x}{44 + x} = \frac{9}{10} [/tex]

[tex]9(44 + x) = 10(37 + x)[/tex]

[tex]396 + 9x = 370 + 10x[/tex]

[tex]x = 26[/tex]