SOLUTION: If twenty percent of the students play in the band and the band has forty members,how many students are there ?

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Question 868852: If twenty percent of the students play in the band and the band has forty members,how many students are there ?




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If twenty percent of the students play in the band and the band has forty members,how many students are there ?
20% * 5 = 100%
40 * 5 = 200

Answer:
200 students

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