SOLUTION: A school has 960 students On the school prize giving day,75% of the students were present Calculate how many students were absent 25/100*960=240

Question 1113406: A school has 960 students
On the school prize giving day,75% of the students were present
Calculate how many students were absent
25/100*960=240
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
correctly answered

only change in calculation, just for better clarity, would be , for 240.

Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Your solution is correct.

Nice job !

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