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On a rainy day,20% of the 55 pupils in a class were absent.How many pupils were present on that day?
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John1
Find .20 times 55 and then subtract that answer from 55 to find how many were present.

Another way to look at the problem is that if 20% are absent, then 80% are present. Just multiply .80 times 55
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