One day 10% of the students enrolled in the school were absent. There were 1,620 students present on that day. How many students were absent?

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One day 10% of the students enrolled in the school were absent. There were 1,620 students present on that day. How many students were absent?

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You might want to add or subtract 1,620 and 10% to find the total then make sure to put the 10% into a 0.10

Rumesh Madhusanka answered Feb 9, 2018

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10% = 0.1
So, 1,620 * 0.1 = 162
162 students were absent.
Sounds like a terrible school.

Thatdankent answered Feb 13, 2018

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