To determine Ben's score as a percentage to 1 decimal place, follow these steps:
1. Identify the marks obtained and the total marks possible:
- Marks obtained by Ben: 56
- Total marks: 79
2. Calculate the percentage score:
- The formula to calculate the percentage is:
[tex]\[
\text{Percentage} = \left(\frac{\text{Marks Obtained}}{\text{Total Marks}}\right) \times 100
\][/tex]
- Plugging Ben’s marks into the formula:
[tex]\[
\text{Percentage} = \left(\frac{56}{79}\right) \times 100
\][/tex]
3. Perform the division and multiplication:
- Evaluating the fraction [tex]\(\frac{56}{79}\)[/tex] gives approximately 0.7088607594936708.
- Multiplying by 100, we get:
[tex]\[
0.7088607594936708 \times 100 = 70.88607594936708
\][/tex]
4. Round the percentage to 1 decimal place:
- The value 70.88607594936708 rounded to 1 decimal place is 70.9.
Therefore, Ben's score as a percentage to 1 decimal place is 70.9%.
