Question

On particular day 16% of the students in a class remained absent.if 42 students were present on that day .find the total strength

Answer 1

present percentage=(100-16)percent
=84percent

let the total strength be x
then,
84percent of x=42
( 84/100 )x=42
x=42(100/84)
x=50
And:total strength=50students

Answer 2

The total strength is 50

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total no. of students be x

Percentage of students absent = 16%

Percentage of students present = 100%-16%=84%

No. of students present = $84\%x = 0.84x$

We are given that 42 students were present on that day

So, $0.84x=42$

$x=\frac{42}{0.84}$

x=50

Hence The total strength is 50

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