document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1066205>Question 1066205</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One day 10% of the students enrolled in the school were absent. There were 1,620 students present on that day. How many students were absent? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #681367 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=681367\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> total number of students that day=1620<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total number of students enrolled in school is x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10% of x were absent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, 90% of the students in the school=1620<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide 1620 by 0.9 to get 1800.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10% absent, which is what they want is 10% of 1800, or 180. ANSWER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You may set it up as a proportion, too.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".9/1620=1/x and cross multiply.<BR>\n" );
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