SOLUTION: This year, 75% of the graduating class of Harriet Tubman HS had taken at least 8 math courses. Of the remaining class members, 60% had taken 6 or 7 math courses. What percent of

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Question 133230: This year, 75% of the graduating class of Harriet Tubman HS had taken at least 8 math courses. Of the remaining class members, 60% had taken 6 or 7 math courses. What percent of the graduating class had taken fewer than 6 math courses?
Answer by loulou123(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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100% minus 75% leaves 25% of the class that had taken less than 8 classes.
Of that 25%, 60% had taken 6 0r 7 classes. which is 15%
that leaves 10% who had taken fewer than 6 math classes.