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OpenStudy (campbell_st):

Pythagoras has now started skool and is learning to spell. We got him to help by writing the queschun for us. We gave him a score of 100% to start with and deducted 10% of his running total each time we found a word spelt rong. What was his final score?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

no he is a better speller than that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-100%

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

nope...

OpenStudy (loser66):

65.61

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

nope

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

@Abhisar can you help

OpenStudy (loser66):

why not? the fist time: skool then from 100 , he has 90 the second time: queschun, from 90 -9 (10% of 90) , we have 81 the third time: spelt: from 81- 8.1 = 72.9 the last time is rong: 72.9-7.29 = 65.61 May I miss something?

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

wow... thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea that's what i meant

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it was implied between the lines

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