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Students at Moreland Middle School must choose to take either French or Spanish

language classes. The school has 472 students. 3 times as many students take Spanish as
take French.
4) How many students take French?

User Brian CT
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Answer:

x = the number of students taking French

3x = number of students taking Spanish

x+3x=472

4x=472

x=118

118 students take French

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