Question

On a given day, 36 of the 445 students in a school were absent. What was the appproximate absentee rate that day?

Answer 1

The approximate absentee rate that day was of 8.1%.

Explanation:

The absentee rate can be calculated by the following formula:

`A_(r) = (A)/(T)`

In which
`A_(r)` is the absentee rate,
`A` is the number of students that were absent and
`T` is the total number of numbers.

The problem states that:

On a given day, 36 of the 445 students in a school were absent

This means that:

`A = 36` and
`T = 445`.

So:

`A_(r) = (A)/(T) = (36)/(445) = 0.081`

The approximate absentee rate that day was of 8.1%.