SOLUTION: A class of 198 recruits consists of three racial and ethic groups. If 1/3 are black and 1/4 of the remainder Hispanic, how many of the recruits in the class are white?

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Question 361229: A class of 198 recruits consists of three racial and ethic groups. If 1/3 are black and 1/4 of the remainder Hispanic, how many of the recruits in the class are white?
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A class of 198 recruits consists of three racial and ethic groups. If 1/3 are black and 1/4 of the remainder Hispanic, how many of the recruits in the class are white?
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198 recruits
1/3 black
1/3 *198= 66 black
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198-66=132 balance
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1/4 of 132 = hispanic
1/4 * 132=33
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132-33 = 99 whites
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