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a group of students went to the movie theater eighteen of the students bought popcorn the other 60% of the students bought candy how many students were in the group​

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Answer:

45 total students

Explanation:

18 of the students bought popcorn...the other 60% bought candy

that means that the 18 students that bough popcorn make up 40% of the class

so 40% of the total class = 18

0.40x = 18

x = 18 / 0.40

x = 45 <=== there were a total of 45 students

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