SOLUTION: A store has 84 blouses of three sizes. If 1/3 are small sized,1/4 are small sized, and the rest are large sized, how many blouses are large sized?

Question 1167422: A store has 84 blouses of three sizes. If 1/3 are small sized,1/4 are small sized, and the rest are large sized, how many blouses are large sized?
Found 3 solutions by dkppathak, ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by dkppathak(439)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A store has 84 blouses of three sizes. If 1/3 are small sized,1/4 are small sized, and the rest are large sized, how many blouses are large sized?
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small +very small size=1/3+1/4=7/12
large size=1-7/12=5/12
large size =84x5/12=35
large size 35
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The problem is posed in an absurdist way.

It does not deserve any consideration.

It only deserves to be thrown to the TRACH BIN.

The author deserves to be ticketed.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I suspect the problem should have said, "If 1/3 are small sized,1/4 are medium sized, and the rest are large sized,"
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