SOLUTION: In a group of students, 3/5 of them are chess club members and the rest are badminton club members. 2/7 of the chess club members or 12 of them are girls. Find the number of the ba

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Question 1046134: In a group of students, 3/5 of them are chess club members and the rest are badminton club members. 2/7 of the chess club members or 12 of them are girls. Find the number of the badminton club members

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let T represent the Total Student
%282%2F7%29%28%283%2F5%29T%29+=+12
(6/35)T = 12
T = 12(35/6) = 70
Badminton 2/5 of Total 5%2F5+-+3%2F5
(2/5)70 = 28, number of Badminton club members