SOLUTION: On field day, 1/10 of the students in mrs. Browns class competed in jumping events, 3/5 of the students competed in running event, and 1/10 competed in throwing events. What part o

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Question 1007648: On field day, 1/10 of the students in mrs. Browns class competed in jumping events, 3/5 of the students competed in running event, and 1/10 competed in throwing events. What part of mrs. Browns class did not compete I jumping, running, or throwing events?
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1%2F10%2B3%2F5%2B1%2F10=8%2F10=4%2F5
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1-4%2F5=1%2F5
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ANSWER: One fifth of her students did not
compete in one of the events.