There are 180 days in a school year. A senior can skip their final exams if they miss 5% or less of the school year. Hazel has missed 6 days of school due to illness. How many more days can she miss and still not have to take her exams?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
There are 180 days in the school year and she can miss up to 5% so that's 180 * .05 = 9 days. Hazel has been sick 6 days already and she can only miss 9 days or less so she can miss 9 - 6 = 3 more days.
Thus, the answer is 3.