SOLUTION: In a classroom, 1/6 of the students are wearing blue shirts , and 2/3 are wearing white shirts. There are 18 students in the classroom. How many students are wearing shirts other t

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Question 1154313: In a classroom, 1/6 of the students are wearing blue shirts , and 2/3 are wearing white shirts. There are 18 students in the classroom. How many students are wearing shirts other than blue shirts or white shirts?
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    18 - 18%2F6 - 18%2A%282%2F3%29 = 18 - 3 - 2*6 = 18 - 3 - 12 = 3.    ANSWER