SOLUTION: There are 24 students on a college tour 1/3 of them are 17 and the rest are18 how many students are 18

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Question 651709: There are 24 students on a college tour 1/3 of them are 17 and the rest are18 how many students are 18
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Hi,

There are 24 students on a college tour 1/3 of them are 17

and the rest highlight%28x%29  are 18 

 +24+-+%281%2F3%29%2A24+=+x

             16 = x , 16 are eighteen