During the flu epidemic at school, 112 students were absent out of 800 students at the middle school. What percent were absent?

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asked Jul 13, 2023 158k views

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Shry · Answer 1 · 2023-07-17T19:23:50+0000

Answer:

14% of the students were absent

Explanation:

We can make a proportion find what percent of 800 112 is.

(part)/(whole) =(percent)/(100)

Using this formula, we can substitute the numbers given, but make the percent x, because it is unknown.

$(112)/(800)=(x)/(100)\\11200=800x\\x=14$

14% of the students were absent.