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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Lauren found 28 children absent one day during an epidemic of chicken pox. If this was 35% of the total number of children attending the day care center, how many children attend this day care center? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #30900 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=adamchapman><B>adamchapman(301)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=adamchapman><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=30900\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the total number of children = N.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35% = 0.35 as a fraction of the total (100% = 1 as a decimal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.35 x N = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N = 28/0.35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N = 80\r<BR>\n" );
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