SOLUTION: You're standing in a line. If 40% of the people in the line are in front of you, and 58/1/3% of the people are behind you, then how many people are in the queue in total

Question 1133567: You're standing in a line. If 40% of the people in the line are in front of you, and 58/1/3% of the people are behind you, then how many people are in the queue in total
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You're standing in a line. If 40% of the people in the line are in front of you, and 58/1/3% of the people are behind you, then how many people are in the queue in total
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If you mean 58 1/3%:
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the others are 40% + 58 1/3% = 98 1/3%
---> you are 100% - 98 1/3% = 1 2/3% = 5/3%
The others are (300-5)/3%
No integer solution.

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