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In a class of 24 students, 25 percent of them failed a test. How many students failed a test

User Celta
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25 is 1/4 and 1/4 of 24 is 6 ( that is the easy way)

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x/24 = 25/100
100x = 600
100x/100 = 600/100
x = 6
6 students failed the test
User Guillaume Slashy
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