SOLUTION: In Rod's family, 3/4 of the members wear glasses. Of those who do not wear glasses, 1/3 are male. What faction of the family are males who do not wear glasses?
4/4-3/4=1/4
1/4*1/
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Question 855020: In Rod's family, 3/4 of the members wear glasses. Of those who do not wear glasses, 1/3 are male. What faction of the family are males who do not wear glasses?
4/4-3/4=1/4
1/4*1/3= 1/12males who do not wear glasses
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In Rod's family, 3/4 of the members wear glasses. Of those who do not wear glasses, 1/3 are male. What faction of the family are males who do not wear glasses?
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Let # in the family be "x".
(3/4)x wear glasses
(1/4)x do not wear glasses
(1/3)(1/4)x = (1/12)x are males who do not wear glasses
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You are correct.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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