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Sheet # 56 Critical Thinking

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The capacity of a ship is either 48 children or 36 adults. If there are 20 children on the boat, how many adults can still get on the ship?

































Answers for sheet # 56

(48 children//36 adults) = (20 children/n)

n = 15 adults