document.write( "Question 1132203: A uni math class begins the semester with 155 students enrolled. Of these, 95 were male and the rest were female.\r
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document.write( "The starting numbers are:\r\n" );
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document.write( "    155 students enrolled; of them, 95 are males and the rest  155-95 = 60 are female.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    0.6*95 = 57  male are still enrolled and  0.4*60 = 24 female are still enrolled.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The number of those who still attend the class is  57 + 24 = 81 person.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the percentage of the originally enrolled students withdrawn from the class is\r\n" );
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document.write( "     = 47.74.     ANSWER\r\n" );
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