SOLUTION: There are 780 students at school. 22 percent of them are absent, how many students were at school that day?

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Question 880509: There are 780 students at school. 22 percent of them are absent, how many students were at school that day?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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22% of 780 = (22/100)*780 = 0.22*780 = 171.6 = 172 students (roughly) were absent

So 780 - 172 = 608 students were present.