SOLUTION: On Bill's football squad, 1/3 of the players walk to practice and 25% are driven by their parent. The remaining 15 players take the bus. How many members are on the football squad?

Question 342267: On Bill's football squad, 1/3 of the players walk to practice and 25% are driven by their parent. The remaining 15 players take the bus. How many members are on the football squad?
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On Bill's football squad, 1/3 of the players walk to practice and 25% are driven by their parent. The remaining 15 players take the bus. How many members are on the football squad?

Since walk to practice and 25% or are driven, then the remaining fraction of the squad is: ()

We can now set up the following proportion to solve, since the remaining fraction, represents the 15 remaining members, and also using M to represent the total amount of members:

Cross-multiplying, we get:

5M = 12*15

M, or amount of members = or

I will leave the check to you to verify the accuracy of this answer.

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