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There are 70 students in a school band. 40%are sixth graders,20% are seventh graders and the rest are eighth graders.How many sixth graders are there.

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Answer:the number of sixth graders is 28

Explanation:

Total number of students in the school band is 70. 40% are sixth graders. 20% are seventh graders and the rest are eighth graders. This means that the percentage of eighth graders is 100 - (40+20) = 100 - 60 = 40%

This means that the number of sixth graders would be 40% of the total number of students in the school band. It becomes

40/100 × 70 = 0.4×70 = 28

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