SOLUTION: Suppose there are 100 cows, and 6/10 of the cows are spotted. If the rest are brown, how many cows are brown?

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Question 577331: Suppose there are 100 cows, and 6/10 of the cows are spotted. If the rest are brown, how many cows are brown?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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100*(6/10) = 60 cows are spotted.


So 100 - 60 = 40 are brown