SOLUTION: In a class of 120 students, 32 receive a grade of A. What fraction of the class did not recieve an A

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Question 701353: In a class of 120 students, 32 receive a grade of A. What fraction of the class did not recieve an A
Answer by neatmath(302) About Me  (Show Source):
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We have 120 students, with 32 receiving an A.

How many students did NOT receive an A?

120-32=88

Thus, 88 students did not receive an A.

Then all we need to do is represent 88 as a percentage of the 120 total students:

88%2F120=22%2F30=11%2F15

The fraction of the class that did not receive an A is then 11/15.

We should also notice then that the fraction of the class who DID receive an A:

32%2F120=8%2F30=4%2F15

And of course 4/15 plus 11/15 is 15/15, or 1, which is the same as 100%.

I hope this helps! Keep practicing! :)

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