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Ms. Allen asked each of her 30 students to select their favorite type of music. How many students chose Rock 1/3 chose hip hop 1/5 chose rap all the rest choosed rock A-10 B-14 C-6 D-4

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Answer: 14

Explanation:

Fraction that choose hip hop= 1/3

Fraction that choose rap = 1/5

Fraction that choose rock will be:

= 1 - (1/3 + 1/5)

= 1 - (5/15 + 3/15)

= 1 - 8/15

= 7/15

Number of students that choose rock will be:

= 7/15 × 30

= 7 × 2

= 14 students

We then multi

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