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There are 6 girls in a music class. This represents 3/7 of the entire class. Solve 3/7 s =6 to find the number of students, s, in the class

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I think the answer is Insert6.42
User NightWolf
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All you need to do is get the s by its self.

Divide both sides by 3/7 and get

( (3)/(7)s)/( (3)/(7) ) = (6)/((3)/(7) )

The two 3/7 on the first side cancel out and 6/(3/7) is 14

and so you are left with
s=14


User Lawanda
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