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At Madison High school each student studies exactly one foreign language. Three fifths of the students taking Spanish, and one f

ourth of the remaining students take German. If all of the others take French, what percent of the students take French?
(A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 20
(D) 25
(E) 30

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Step2247 [10]3 years ago

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3/5 = 0.6 = 60%

60% of the total take Spanish.

That leaves 40% for the other languages.

1/4 of 40% is 10% that take German.

40% - 10% = 30% take French.

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