4. (a) In a Mathematics test , Maria got 26 marks out of 40. What percentage is this? (2 marks) (b) 10% of a number is 6. What is the number? (2 marks)

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(a) To find the percentage of marks Maria got, we can use the formula:

Substituting the given values:

So, Maria got 65% of the marks in the Mathematics test.(b) To find the number when 10% of it is 6, we can set up the equation:

To solve for the number, divide both sides of the equation by 0.10:

So, the number is 60.

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