Question

In a classroom,

1
6
of the students are wearing blue shirts , and
2
3
are wearing white shirts. There are 18 students in the classroom. How many students are wearing shirts other than blue shirts or white shirts?

Answer 1

3 students in blue and 12 in white

Explanation:

set 1/6 and 2/3 of it and you need to find that of 18

so you take 2/3*18 and get 12 students

and 1/6*18 and get 3 students