SOLUTION: Of the 480 children in a school, 180 of them were absent. What percent of the children attended?

SOLUTION: Of the 480 children in a school, 180 of them were absent. What percent of the children attended?

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Question 979626: Of the 480 children in a school, 180 of them were absent. What percent of the children attended?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
children attended school
The FRACTION of children who attended were:

The DECIMAL part that attended were:

The PERCENT that attended was:

62.5%

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