the word problem is stated exactly as this - the shaded area of the chart represents the number of Acme employees who bring their children to day-care centers before work.if there are 465 employees at Acme, how many do not bring their children to day-care centers before coming to work.

The shaded area is 72%
How do I set this problem up as a proportion ?

3 answers

well, 28 percent do not.

28 percent of 465 is ...
28 percent of 465 = 130.2
335 employees use daycare
130 employees do not use daycare

2/7 of the employees do not send their kids to daycare