document.write( "Question 949002: There are 100 students in a school year group. On one day 99% of the students are present. Only 98% of the students with brown hair are present. How many of the 100 students have brown hair? The answer is 50 but I don't know how! Can you tell me how the answer is 50 please?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #579394 by macston(5194)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If 99% of 100 students were present, only one was missing. That one was 2% of the brown haired students, so: \n" ); document.write( "(1/.02)=50 ANSWER: 50 of the 100 students have brown hair. \n" ); document.write( " |