document.write( "Question 186161: in a class of 48 students,4 are absent.what percent is absent? \n" ); document.write( "
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4/48=.08333 or 8.33 % are absent.
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\n" ); document.write( "If you divide 48 by 4 you do get 12 which would be 1,200%.
\n" ); document.write( "How can 4, a smaller number, be 1,200% greater than 48, a greater number????????
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