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How Many Students Got an A?
The teacher has finished grading the math papers at West High School. The class size is under 30. One third of the class got a `B`, one fourth got a `B-` and one sixth got a `C`. One eighth of the class flunked and the remainder of the class received an `A`.
How many students in the class received an `A`?
How many students in the class received an `A`?
Answer
Find a common denominator for 3, 4, 6 and 8. The only common denominator smaller than 30 is 24. Therefore, the class size was 24 and the grades were:B: 8
B-: 6
C: 4
D/F: 3
The number of students who received A`s was 3 (24 - 21)
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