Thirty-two of the 80 children at a daycare center missed at least one

Question

Thirty-two of the 80 children at a daycare center missed at least one day because of illness in January. What percent of the children at the center missed at least one day due to illness in January?

(A) 4%
(B) 16%
(C) 24%
(D) 32%
(E) 40%

BrentGMATPrepNow · Answer

Our goal is to convert 32/80 into a percentage. 
 
Take: 32/80
Divide numerator and denominator by 8 to get: 4/10, which is equal to 40/100, which is equal to 40%

Answer: E

AnirudhaS · Answer

\frac{32}{80}*100 = 40%

Answer:  E

Gmatfinance · Answer

The answer is E. If you take 80 as 100, 32 as x:

80 100 
32 x 32 x 100 / 8 = x x= 40

imeanup · Answer

\frac{32}{80}*100 = 40 %

Ans E

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Solution:
 
32/80 = 4/10 = 40%

Answer: E

Kinshook · Answer

Given: Thirty-two of the 80 children at a daycare center missed at least one day because of illness in January.

Asked: What percent of the children at the center missed at least one day due to illness in January?

Percentage = (32/80)×100% = 40%

IMO E

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