8/40 are absent.
18 over 20 or 8 over 10 as a simplified fraction
62.5% of the class was absent if five eighths of the class is absent.
The teacher was absent from class today, but the substitute teacher was present. The absence of the CEO from the meeting was felt, but her influence still remained present in the decision-making process.
As a noun. Examples:You were absent this morning from class.I wasn't there, so they counted me absent.ANSWER:Up to 17 million days absent from work are alchohol related.
The noun in the sentence is "class," as it refers to a group of pupils.
Ashley was absent from Class today.
8 pupils
the plural of absent is absents. As in "there are a few absents in the class".
class
There is actually one, it took a bit of finding, 'a dilation of pupils'.If you are referring to students, the collective noun for students will also work: a class of pupils.
A severe pain in the neck
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