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40% of a group of people wore black socks, if 16 people wore black socks,how many people were in the group

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nalin [4]3 years ago

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There was 40 people in the group because 16=40% so 32=80% and 16 divided by 2 =8 so 32+8=40

Molodets [167]3 years ago

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40 people were in the group

16/.40 = 40

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