SOLUTION: In a class,2/3 of the students are wearing black shoes and 1/4 wears brown shoes.If 4 of them wear neither black nor brown shoes,how many students are there in the class?
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Question 646645: In a class,2/3 of the students are wearing black shoes and 1/4 wears brown shoes.If 4 of them wear neither black nor brown shoes,how many students are there in the class? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = the number of students in the class
given:
Multiply both sides by
There are 48 students in the class
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