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16.  47 out of 100 people responded Yes.  What fraction responded

  Yes?    47 
100		    What fraction responded No?    53 
100

16.  What percent responded Yes?  47%

16.  What percent responded No?  53%

17.  In a class of 25 pupils, 3 were absent.  What fraction of the pupils

were absent?    3 
25		    What fraction were present?   22
25

17.  What percent were absent?  12%.   What percent were present?  88%

18.  Joe had $20 and he spent $9.  What fraction of the $20 did he

spend?    9 
20		    What fraction was left?   11
20

18.  What percent did he spend?  45%   What percent was left?  55%

The Whole is the Sum of the Parts

  19.  In a class of 20 girls and 11 boys, what fraction are girls?   20
31
  19.  What fraction was are boys?   11
31

20.  A student club consists of 113 freshmen and 200 sophomores.  What

  20. fraction are sophomores?   200
313

21.  Candidate A received 1,345 votes, while candidate B received 1,501.

  21. What fraction of the vote did candidate B receive?   1,501
2,846

22.  In a survey, 110 people responded Yes and 90 responded No.  What
22.  percent responded Yes?  55%   What percent responded No?  45%


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