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One half of the student body at Shriram College study French and one -third of the others study Spanish. The remaining 300 do not study any foreign language. How many students are there in Shriram College? a) 360 b) 550 c) 900 d) 1,350 e) 1,800 ans 1. The best way to solve this problem is to start with the L.C.M. of numbers involved. The numbers involved are and 1/3. So take 6 as a starting number since it is the L.C.M. of 2 and 3. Lets ass ume that there are 6 s tuden ts in Shriram College. Half the students study French, which means 3 students study French. One-third of the others study Spanish, which means 1 studies Spanish.

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