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In an incoming class of 7th grade students, 75% of the students were 12 years old. If 96 of the 7th grade students were 12 years old, which of the following is the total number of 7th grade students?

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\begin{gathered} \text{If 75\% of the class is 96, then 100\% is} \\ x=100\cdot(96)/(75) \\ x=128 \\ \\ \text{ The total number of students is 128!} \end{gathered}

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