Problem-Solving and Data AnalysisEasyPupils absent from a class
Problem-Solving and Data Analysis practice question
A class has 30 pupils, and 10% of them are absent today. How many pupils are absent?
Answer: 3
10% of 30 is 3.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 10
- 10 is the percentage, not the count.
- If you answered 27
- 27 is the number present.
- If you answered 0.3
- 0.3 misplaces the decimal point.
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