4/5 * 1/2 * n = 16
2/5 * n = 16
n = 5 * 8 = 40
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half of 40 = 20
1/5 of 20 = 4 sang
20 - 4 = 16 sure enough
Rocky had a party. Midway in the party, half of the people left. A fifth of those remaining
started to sing. There were 16 remaining who did not sing. How many people came to Rocky’s
party?
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