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Serena D.
Jan 12, 2018

Set up an equation or divide 24 by #2/3#
There are 36 students total, 12 were sick

Explanation:

Let's put the variable x as the total number of students in the class. Since #2/3# of the class is 24, we would put #2/3x=24#

Now solve by dividing each side by #2/3# to find what x equals

#24*3/2#

#72/2#

#36#

Thus, there are 36 total students.

To find how many students are sick, which would be #1/3# of the entire class, we would simply multiply 36 by #1/3# or divide it by 3 to get the answer 12.

Or you could subtract 24 from 36, since that is the number of students who attended school.

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