SOLUTION: if 24 shirts distributed to a class,, 1/6 of the students did not receive, how many more shirts needed

SOLUTION: if 24 shirts distributed to a class,, 1/6 of the students did not receive, how many more shirts needed

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Question 994135: if 24 shirts distributed to a class,, 1/6 of the students did not receive, how many more shirts needed
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if 24 shirts distributed to a class,, 1/6 of the students did not receive, how many more shirts needed
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Note: 5/6 of the class received shirts
Each (1/6) received 24/5 = 4 4/5 shirts
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How many more shirts are needed?
Ans: 5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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