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Eleven students are lined up at the drinking fountain. Every other student is a boy. The first, third, fifth, and seventh students are boys. Which other ones are boys?

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ninth and eleventh because its every odd number
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Answer:

The 9th and 11th students are also boys.

Explanation:

Every other student is a boy. Since the 7th student is a boy this means the 8th student is a girl.

You can also think of it with odd numbers. Every odd numbered student is a boy.

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