document.write( "Question 1170143: Mr. Johanson reports that 7 of his students were absent from class yesterday. Ms. Riccardo reports that 7 of her students were absent from class yesterday. Ms. Riccardo has a higher percentage of students absent. Which teacher has more students in their class? Explain.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #795058 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! higher percentage is absent, if numerators are equal, occurs when the denominator is smaller for the one with the higher percentage. \n" ); document.write( "Mr. J may have had 7/35 absent or 20% \n" ); document.write( "Ms. R may have had 7/20 absent of 35%. \n" ); document.write( " |