Question

2/5 of the 40 student of class 58 were absent . How many students were absent . How many students were present . [ It is fraction ]

Answer 1

Answer:

16/58 student were absent and 42/58 students were present

Step-by-step explanation:

No.of absentees = 2/5 × 40

= 2 × 8

= 16

= 16/58 students are absent

So,

58-16 = 42

= 42/58 students are present

Answer 2

Answer:

well I did it according to my understanding of the guestions, ...hope I got the Q right .

Explanation:

2/5 of the students are absent, therefore the nos. of student absent are:

• 2/5 × 40
• 2 × 8
• 16 students

So, No. of student present :

• 40 - 16
• 24 students

No. of stds. present in fraction :

• 24/40
• 3/5

therefore 3/5 were present in the class.

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