Leon had 84 paper clips. He gave 3 4 of them to Joe. Joe gave 2 7 of what he received to Justin. How many paper clips did Justin get? Please explain it in a statement way!

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Tuviah · Answer 1 · 2022-12-09T02:39:09+0000

Given:

Leon had 84 paper clips.

He gave
(3)/(4) of them to Joe.

Joe gave
(2)/(7) of what he received to Justin.

To find:

How many paper clips did Justin get?

Solution:

Leon had 84 paper clips and he gave
(3)/(4) of them to Joe.

Number of paper clips Joe has =
(3)/(4)* 84

=

Joe gave
(2)/(7) of what he received to Justin.

Number of paper clips Justin has =
(2)/(7)* 63

=

Therefore, Justin has 18 paper clips.

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