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There are 24 pairs of shoes in a closet. If 25% of the pairs of shoes are black, how many pairs are NOT black?

User Slavo
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24 x .25 = 6
24 - 6 = 18
pair = 2
18/2 = 9

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User Xiaojing
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25%=0.25
24*0.25=6
24-6=18
18 pairs are not black
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