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Sevens sixteenths of the children smirked when they heard the joke. If 210 children smirked, how many children heard the joke?

User Lemycanh
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take 716 minus by 210 you going to see a much the children joke
User Roman Dmitrienko
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7/16 total = 210
Method 1 (the fast method):
(invert 7/16)
16/7 x 210 = 480

Ans: 480

Method 2 (the other method):
7/16 total = 210
1/16 total = 210/7 = 30
16/16 total = 16x30 = 480

Ans: 480



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