SOLUTION: Seven Twelfths of the students mispronounced the word chic. If 1440 students pronounced chic correctly, how many students mispronounced it?

Question 38493This question is from textbook Algebra 1/2 An Incremental Development
: Seven Twelfths of the students mispronounced the word chic. If 1440 students pronounced chic correctly, how many students mispronounced it?This question is from textbook Algebra 1/2 An Incremental Development

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Answer by stanbon(48558) (Show Source):
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Seven Twelfths of the students mispronounced the word chic. If 1440 students pronounced chic correctly, how many students mispronounced it?
If 7/12 ths pronouced the work incorrectly then 5/12 pronounced
it correctly.
EQUATION:
Let total number of students be "x".
Then 1440 = (5/12)x
x=1440(12/5)
x=3456 (total number of students)
(7/12(3456)=2016 (number of students who who mispronounced chic)
Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source):
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X-(7/12)X=1440 OR (5/12)X=1440 OR X=1440(12/5) X=3,456 STUDENTS MISPRONUNCED CHIC.