A grade:32(.25)=8

32-8=<<32-8=24>>24 students remaining

B/C grade:24/4=<<24/4=6>>6

24-6=<<24-6=18>>18 students fail

# Answer

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There are 32 students in a statistics course.  25 percent of the class received an A.  1/4 of the remaining students got either a B or C, and the rest of the students failed.  How many students failed?
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There are 32 students in a statistics course.  25 percent of the class received an A.  1/4 of the remaining students got either a B or C, and the rest of the students failed.  How many students failed?
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