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Mrs. Stephens drove through a total of 36 intersections on her way home. At 4 of every 16 intersections, she had to stop for a red light before she could drive through. At how many intersections did she
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Mrs. Stephens drove through a total of 36 intersections on her way home. At 4 of every 16 intersections, she had to stop for a red light before she could drive through. At how many intersections did she have to stop for a red light?

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mutiply 4 and 16 to get 60 then subtract 36 and 60
User Zhanxw
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total intersections=36
since out of every 16 intersections, 4 had a red light. this means out of 36, 8 had red lights. So, she had to stop at 8 intersections.
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