SOLUTION: In a fifth-grade class of 16 students, one-half of the students showed up early, one-fourth of the students showed up on time and one-eighth showed up late. How many students were

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Question 528541: In a fifth-grade class of 16 students, one-half of the students showed up early, one-fourth of the students showed up on time and one-eighth showed up late. How many students were absent?
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+1%2F2+%2B+1%2F4+%2B+1%2F8+=+4%2F8+%2B+2%2F8+%2B+1%2F8+
+7%2F8+
+1+-+7%2F8+=+1%2F8+
1/8 of the students were absent
+%2812%2F8%29%2A16+=+2+
2 students were absent