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102.05)At Southside Middle School, 40% of the students play an instrument. There are 305 students. How many students play an instrument?40 students140 students122 students256 students

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Let

x -----> total students

we have that

40%=40/100=0.40

Multiply 0.40 by total students

so

0.40(305)=122

therefore

the answer is 122 students

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