Q: At the Johnson family reunion, there were 45 children and one third as many adults.  One third of the adults wore blue.  How many adults did not wear blue?
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A: One third as many adults as children is 45/3=<<45/3=15>>15 adults.
One third of adults wore blue, or 15/3=<<15/3=5>>5 adults wore blue.
Thus, the remaining 15-5=<<15-5=10>>10 adults did not wear blue The answer is  10.
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