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The Charleston family has less than 500 Dalmatians. There are six times as many Dalmatians with black spots on their right ears as Dalmatians without these spots. After giving away 6% of their Dalmatians,
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The Charleston family has less than 500 Dalmatians. There are six times as many Dalmatians with black spots on their right ears as Dalmatians without these spots. After giving away 6% of their Dalmatians, how many do the Charlestons have left?

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329

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Let x be the number of Dalmatians without black spots.
So, x+6x is close to 500, which means x=71.
71*7=497, which is the total number of Dalmatians.
Giving away 6% of this will give you around 467 Dalmatians left.

Answer:467 Dalmatians
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