If 3/8 of the class was absent what % of the class was present?

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5/8 was present
hw is right.

8/8 - 3/8 = 5/8
Is 5/8 a percent?
Yikes! I fell into this trap too!

Divide 5 by 8 and multiply by 100 to find out the percent.
62.5 percent
8/8 - 3/8 = 5/8

To find the percent,
5 divided by 8 = 0.625 * 100 = 62.5%
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