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One year, a student council sold 856 copies of a school yearbook. Four fifths of the students at school bought a copy. How many students did not buy a yearbook?
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One year, a student council sold 856 copies of a school yearbook. Four fifths of the students at school bought a copy. How many students did not buy a yearbook?

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214 students didn't buy the yearbook. I solved this answer by dividing 856 by 4 and I got 214 which means every 1/5 is 214 students
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