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24 men in a room 1/2 wearing red shirt 1/3 wearing green shirt the rest of them are wearing a blue shirt workout the number of men wearing a blue shirt​

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Final answer:

There are 4 men wearing blue shirts in the room, calculated by subtracting the number of men wearing red and green shirts from the total number of men.

Step-by-step explanation:

To work out the number of men wearing a blue shirt, we start with the total number of men in the room, which is 24. Half of them wear red shirts and one-third wear green shirts. To find the number wearing red shirts, we calculate 1/2 of 24, which is 12. To find the number wearing green shirts, we calculate 1/3 of 24, which is 8. To find the number wearing blue shirts, we subtract the number of men wearing red and green shirts from the total:

Total men in room = 24

Men wearing red shirts = 24 * (1/2) = 12

Men wearing green shirts = 24 * (1/3) = 8

Men wearing blue shirts = Total - Red shirted men - Green shirted men

Men wearing blue shirts = 24 - 12 - 8 = 4.

Therefore, there are 4 men wearing blue shirts.

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