SOLUTION: 3/8 of the pupils in a Chess Club are boys. 1/2 of the boys and 3/4 of the girls wear spectacles. If 72 pupils in the club do not wear spectacles, how many pupils are there in the

Question 1184460: 3/8 of the pupils in a Chess Club are boys. 1/2 of the boys and 3/4 of the girls wear spectacles. If 72 pupils in the club do not wear spectacles, how many pupils are there in the Chess Club altogether?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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3/8 of the pupils in a Chess Club are boys. 1/2 of the boys and 3/4 of the girls wear spectacles.
If 72 pupils in the club do not wear spectacles, how many pupils are there in the Chess Club altogether?
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As it is worded, printed, posted and presented, the problem does not have a solution in integer numbers.

So, it is DEFECTIVE and is a FAKE.

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