SOLUTION: one sixth of the class was absent. what precnt of the class was absent ?what fraction of the class was present

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Question 838196: one sixth of the class was absent. what precnt of the class was absent ?what fraction of the class was present
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1%2F6=X%2F100
X=100%2F6
X=16.7
16.7% of the class was absent.
100-16.7% was present or 83.3% was present.
1-1%2F6=5%2F6
5/6 of the class was present