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DJ has 16 movies, and Three-eighths of them are comedies. How many movies are comedies?

User Sflogen
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Answer: 6 movies are comedies.

Explanation:

First expression three-eighths as a fraction then multiply it by the number of movies that DJ has in total.

three-eights = 3/8

3/8 * 16 = 48/8 = 6

User Josh From Qaribou
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Answer:

16 * 3/8 = 6

6 movies are comedies

User Harold
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