Asked by chloe

There are 28 in our class. One day there were 6 times as many present as there were absent.
How many were present?
How many were absent?
Answered by Reiny
number present: x
number absent : 28-x

x = 28-x + 6
2x = 34
x = 17

so present = 17, absent = 11

check: were there 6 more present than absent? YES
Answered by chloe
Yes 6 more present
Answered by Aliyah Bubb
17
11
Answered by Mehwish
But in the question they are saying 6 times as many as there were absent.. then what we have to do?
Answered by Mo
I think there are 24 present and 4 absent. This is a ratio type question where you have not 6 but 7 so 28/7 =4 4×6 then what you have left over is the absent group...
Answered by Gladicent
24 Present
4 Absent
Answered by Mohammed
6 times more present so it’s obviously 4 absent cuz 6 x 4 = 24 and u add the absent 4 = 28
Answered by Dora
17
Answered by Paul
People absent 6x
People present 6x
6x+6x=28
12x=28
x=7/3
People present =6*7/3=14
People absent= 6*7/3=14
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