SOLUTION: On wet day 30% of the students were absent. If 294 were present how many absent?

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Question 1019636: On wet day 30% of the students were absent. If 294 were present how many absent?
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 30% of the students were absent, then 70% were present. Hence there are a total of 294%2F0.70=420 students, and 420 - 294 = 126 students were absent.