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Ms. Ross has 24 students. 2/3 of her students have brown hair. The rest have blonde. How many students have brown?
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Ms. Ross has 24 students. 2/3 of her students have brown hair. The rest have blonde. How many students have brown?

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16. 24/3 (24 divided by 3) equals 8, if the fraction is 2/3 you have to do that twice (for the numerator) which is 8•2 or 16.
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The answer would be 16 because 24 divided by 3 is 8. 8 multiplied by 2 is 16. 16 students have brown hair.
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