document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=947530>Question 947530</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a certain day 2/7 of a students in a school are absent. On that day 1950 students are present in the school. Find total number of students. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #578177 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=578177\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 2/7 were absent, the 1950 present were 5/7 of the entire student body<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can divide 1950 by 5/7 to get the whole, or invert and multiply:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1950)(7/5)=2730 ANSWER The total number of students are 2730. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Convert to percentage: (5/7)(100%)=71.43%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide 1950/0.7143=2729.95 or a total of 2730 for the entire student body. </SPAN>\n" );
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