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40% of the students at Rockledge Middle School are musicians. 75% of those musicians have to read sheet music when they play their instruments If 38 of the students can play their instruments without reading sheet music, how many students are there at Rockledge Middle School?

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38 is 25% of 152

So there is 152 total students

User Flo Edelmann
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38=25 percent of the students that are musicians

152=40 percent of the total population

380 students at rockledge middle school

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