SOLUTION: On a varsity baseball team 1/2 of the players are seniors, 1/4 of the players are juniors, and the remaining 5 players are sophomores. How many players are on the team?

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Question 375728: On a varsity baseball team 1/2 of the players are seniors, 1/4 of the players are juniors, and the remaining 5 players are sophomores. How many players are on the team?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the percentage of players that are sophomoresm where T is the number of players on the team.
%281%2F2%29T%2B%281%2F4%29T%2BXT=T
%281%2F2%2B1%2F4%2BX%29T=T
%282%2F4%2B1%2F4%2BX%29=1
X=1%2F4
You also know that,
T%2F4=5
T=20