Question

On a given day, 36 of the 445 students in a school were absent. What was the appproximate absentee rate that day?

Answer 1

Answer:

The approximate absentee rate that day was of 8.1%.

Step-by-step explanation:

The absentee rate can be calculated by the following formula:

$A_{r} = \frac{A}{T}$

In which $A_{r}$ is the absentee rate, $A$ is the number of students that were absent and $T$ is the total number of numbers.

The problem states that:

On a given day, 36 of the 445 students in a school were absent

This means that:

$A = 36$ and $T = 445$.

So:

$A_{r} = \frac{A}{T} = \frac{36}{445} = 0.081$

The approximate absentee rate that day was of 8.1%.