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The students in Mr. Neatkin's class took a penmanship test. Two-thirds of the boys and <math>\frac{3}{4}</math> of the girls passed the test, and an equal number of boys and girls passed the test. What is the minimum possible number of students in the class?
 
The students in Mr. Neatkin's class took a penmanship test. Two-thirds of the boys and <math>\frac{3}{4}</math> of the girls passed the test, and an equal number of boys and girls passed the test. What is the minimum possible number of students in the class?
  

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Problem

The students in Mr. Neatkin's class took a penmanship test. Two-thirds of the boys and $\frac{3}{4}$ of the girls passed the test, and an equal number of boys and girls passed the test. What is the minimum possible number of students in the class?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 12\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 17\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 24\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 27\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 36$

See Also

2008 AMC 8 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 19
Followed by
Problem 21
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