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A boy attends school for 'r' days in a month. The number of days he is absent in a month is two more than one sixth of the days he attends the school. The mathematical expression for the number of days he remains absent in a month is

$\frac{r}{6}$ - 2

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Solution

The correct option is B
$\frac{r}{6}$ + 2

As given the number of days for which the boy remain absent is two more than the number of days he attends the school. So, expressing it mathematically we will have $\frac{r}{6}$ + 2 as the number of days for which he remains absent.

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A boy attends school for 'r' days in a month. The number of days he is absent in a month is two more than one sixth of the days he attends the school. The mathematical expression for the number of days he remains absent in a month is

The correct option is B r6 + 2 As given the number of days for which the boy remain absent is two more than the number of days he attends the school. So, expressing it mathematically we will have r6 + 2 as the number of days for which he remains absent.

The correct option is B
$\frac{r}{6}$ + 2

As given the number of days for which the boy remain absent is two more than the number of days he attends the school. So, expressing it mathematically we will have $\frac{r}{6}$ + 2 as the number of days for which he remains absent.