Paul spelled 6 out of 16 words correctly on his spelling test What fraction of the words did he misspell?

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Paul spelled **6 out of 16** words correctly. To find the fraction of words he misspelled:

1. **Calculate the number of misspelled words:**
   $$
   \text{Total words} - \text{Correctly spelled} = 16 - 6 = 10
   $$

2. **Form the fraction of misspelled words:**
   $$
   \frac{10}{16}
   $$

3. **Simplify the fraction by dividing both numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (2):**
   $$
   \frac{10 \div 2}{16 \div 2} = \frac{5}{8}
   $$

So, Paul misspelled **$$\frac{5}{8}$$** of the words.

**Answer:** $$\frac{5}{8}$$
Paul misspelled $$\frac{5}{8}$$ of the words.

Paul spelled 6 out of 16 words correctly on his spelling test What fraction of the words did he misspell?

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