At the start of the semester,a professor wants to monitor students who miss class.The professor implements a new attendance policy geared toward encouraging students to attend class every day.There are currently 150 registered students in the class,and each day the class takes a quiz that is just used to measure attendance.The number of quizzes that are turned in will serve as the measure of attendance.The quizzes are given at every class period and the class meets four times per week over a 15-week semester.Suppose there were a total of 510 absences throughout this process.What is the average daily proportion absent?
A).06
B).85
C).23
D)None of the above

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The total number of class meetings is 4 times per week for 15 weeks, which equals 60 class meetings. With 150 students, the total possible attendance is 150 x 60 = 9000. With 510 absences, the average daily proportion absent is 510/9000 = 0.0567, which rounds to 0.06.

At the Start of the Semester,a Professor Wants to Monitor