If 3/8 of the class was absent what % of the class was present?

hw is right.

8/8 - 3/8 = 5/8

Is 5/8 a percent?

Yikes! I fell into this trap too!

Divide 5 by 8 and multiply by 100 to find out the percent.

62.5 percent

8/8 - 3/8 = 5/8

To find the percent,
5 divided by 8 = 0.625 * 100 = 62.5%

Noice

5/8 was present