A foreign language club at Washington Middle School consists of n students, 2/5 of whom are boys. All of the students in the club study exactly one foreign language. 1/3 of the girls in the club study Spanish and 5/6 of the remaining girls study French. If the rest of the girls in the club study German, how many girls in the club, in terms of n, study German?

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Answer:

The number of girls in German club are [tex]\frac{n}{15}[/tex].

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the provided information.

[tex]\frac{2}{5}[/tex] of n are boys.

Thus the number of girls are: [tex]\frac{3n}{5}[/tex].

1/3 of the girls in the club study Spanish.

Girls studying Spanish = [tex]\frac{3n}{5}\times\frac{1}{3}=\frac{n}{5}[/tex]

That means now total number of girl left: [tex]\frac{3n}{5}-\frac{n}{5}=\frac{2n}{5}[/tex]

5/6 of the remaining girls study French.

Girls studying French = [tex]\frac{2n}{5}\times\frac{5n}{6}=\frac{n}{3}[/tex]

That means now total number of girl left: [tex]\frac{2n}{5}-\frac{n}{3}=\frac{n}{15}[/tex]

The rest of the girls in the club study German.

Hence, the number of girls in German club are [tex]\frac{n}{15}[/tex].