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one day on flu season 1/3 of students got sick and only 24 were left at school how many students are there in all
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one day on flu season 1/3 of students got sick and only 24 were left at school how many students are there in all

User Karl Strings
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24/2=12 so 12 is 1/3 of the students. 12 + 24= 36
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if we assume that all students who were not sick came then
3/3-1/2=2/3 left

24 were at school
24=2/3 of all
times both sides by 3/2
72/2=all
36=all

there are 36 students
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