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Today Puzzle #690

Puzzle No. 690 – Thursday 5 March

Happy World Book Day! Based on 2016 research, 1 in 4 children say that the book they "bought" with their 2016 World Book Day token was the first book they had of their own. If a primary school has 8 classes of 30 students and the school ratios follow the research exactly, how many of these children will have bought their first book with a World Book Day token?

Today’s #PuzzleForToday has been set by Bobby Seagull, school maths teacher, author and Cambridge University Doctorate student.

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8 classes x 30 students = 240 students

1/4 x 240 = 60 students

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