SOLUTION: Mr. McClory reports that 6% of his students were absent from his period 5 class yesterday. Ms. Kessell reports that 6% of her students were absent from her period 5 class yesterday

Question 1171271: Mr. McClory reports that 6% of his students were absent from his period 5 class yesterday. Ms. Kessell reports that 6% of her students were absent from her period 5 class yesterday.
The attendance secretary wants to know which teacher had more students absent. What do you say?

Answer by ikleyn(52802) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

It depends on the number of students in each class,

which is not provided in the post.

Quite nonsensical question.

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