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In a school with only sixth and seventh-grade students, 2/5 of the 200 students are seventh graders

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Answer:

about 300 students?

Explanation:

User AlwynIsPat
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To find how many sixth graders there are we need to find out how many students there are in 1/5 in the school. Divide 200 by 2 to find 1/5 of the school.
Since 3/5 of the school is 6th graders we multiply 100 by 3 to find that there are 300 students in the 6th grade.
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