There are fewer than 40 students enrolled in a certain class. If, at a certain time, 2/9 of the students are absent from school and 1/4 of those in school have gone to the library, what is the total class enrollment?

a. 18

b. 27

c. 28

d. 32

e. 36

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5 February, 15:31

There are fewer than 40 students enrolled in a certain class. If, at a certain time, 2/9 of the students are absent from school and 1/4 of those in school have gone to the library, what is the total class enrollment?

a. 18

b. 27

c. 28

d. 32

e. 36

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Nora Erickson · Answer 1

Well, we kinda hope that noone is splitting the students into parts; ) so that means that the number of students must be divisible by 4 and 9, and since they don't have any divisors in common, it must be divisible by 4*9=36, and this is also the correct answer - 36.

There are fewer than 40 students enrolled in a certain class. If, at a certain time, 2/9 of the students are absent from school and 1/4 of those in school have gone to the library, what is the total class enrollment?a. 18b. 27c. 28d. 32e. 36

There are fewer than 40 students enrolled in a certain class. If, at a certain time, 2/9 of the students are absent from school and 1/4 of those in school have gone to the library, what is the total class enrollment?

a. 18

b. 27

c. 28

d. 32

e. 36