SOLUTION: Two pencils are released on the market. A teacher asks a class of 25 students, to choose which pencil they prefer. If there are 1/4 of the number of individuals who prefer Pencil #

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Question 1197715: Two pencils are released on the market. A teacher asks a class of 25 students, to choose which pencil they prefer. If there are 1/4 of the number of individuals who prefer Pencil #2 over Pencil #1, how many people prefer Pencil #2?
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Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The language used in asking the question is awkward. It seems to be saying that 1/4 of the 25 students prefer pencil #2, but 1/4 of 25 is not a whole number.

Either the problem is stated incorrectly, or else the problem is faulty.

Re-post....
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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of students prefer pencil #2?
Did your exercise really say 24 students, or 20 students in the class?
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