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On an airplane that is 2/3 full, 20% of the passangers are boys, 1/4 of the passengers are women, 1/8th of the passengers are girls, & there are 68 men
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On an airplane that is 2/3 full, 20% of the passangers are boys, 1/4 of the passengers are women, 1/8th of the passengers are girls, & there are 68 men
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On an airplane that is 2/3 full, 20% of the passangers are boys, 1/4 of the passengers are women, 1/8th of the passengers are girls, & there are 68 men. How many seats are on the plane? (girls are not counted as women, boys are not counted as men) Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = number of seats on the plane
given: = seats occupied = number who are men = passengers who are not men (men + others fill 2/3 of plane)
There are 240 seats on the plane
check answer: (92 of the (2/3)*s are not men)
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