Question

Ms. Doe has 110 students. On Monday, 15 of her students were absent. What percent of the class was absent?

Answer 1

Help?

Answer 2

Did anything on this yet?

Answer 3

What do you mean?

Answer 4

What have you done so far on this question?

Answer 5

if there were 100 points on a test and you got 10 points off, what is your grade?

Answer 6

Because if you attempted it, we can see what needs help, and we will work to assist on ficing that.

Answer 7

115/110=%/100

Answer 8

not really, help...

Answer 9

We were told to set up proportions.

Answer 10

yes, proportions is at work here

Answer 11

So I set the proportion up incorrectly?

Answer 12

I'm guessing you meant 15 not 115. if that is the case, u did it right

Answer 13

just slightly. How did the class gain 15 students from 110 when 15 students were absent?

Answer 14

Oh. That's what my proportion says? I had no idea. Sorry.

Answer 15

Can you help me do it the right way?

Answer 16

proportions, in my opinion is an overkill. \[\frac{15 \text{ absent}}{110 \text { total}}\]gives you decimal. To convert to a percent is simply to multiply it by 100. It is really the same thing, but personally it is more confusing with proportions vs a simple conversion factor.

Answer 17

Yes, I got a very long decimal.

Answer 18

How do I fix that?

Answer 19

round

Answer 20

reread my post

Answer 21

ohhhh. let me x100

Answer 22

one moment,please.

Answer 23

Hmmm.... I got an even longer decimal

Answer 24

I have to go...will you please leave an explanation in a reply?

Answer 25

Oh,good. thanks.

Answer 26

I was wrong

Answer 27

Oh. bad.

Answer 28

thats okay :)

Answer 29

.136 36 is repeating

13.6% and it repeats 36 after

Answer 30

that is correct, sry I missed typed in my calc

Answer 31

could you type a brief explanation?

Answer 32

this whole feed is a good explanation

Answer 33

Okay. Thanks.