Competitor 2

In a race, 1/12 of the competitors finished ahead of me and 7/8 of the competitors finished behind me. How many of us ran in total?

Final Answer:

n =  24

Step-by-step explanation:

121n+1+87n=n  1/12 n+1+7/8 n=n  n=24



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