SOLUTION: In a class 19% students are absent on a day. If the number of students present on that day are 162 then the students absent on that day are:

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Question 1116946: In a class 19% students are absent on a day. If the number of students present on that day are 162 then the students absent on that day are:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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x is total
.81x are number present, and that is 162
divide both sides by .81
x=200 students.