Problem:
During the softball season, Judy had hits. Among her hits were home run, triple and doubles. The rest of her hits were singles. What percent of her hits were singles?
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Solution:
Judy had a total of hits, of which were singles. Thus or were singles.
Out of hits, were not singles, so or were not singles. Thus were singles.
Answer: .
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