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There are twenty trays of paint. Each tray has five colors. One of the colors is purple. What fraction of the colors is purple in twenty trays?
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There are twenty trays of paint. Each tray has five colors. One of the colors is purple. What fraction of the colors is purple in twenty trays?

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Answer: 4/20 =1/5

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In one tray, we have 1/5. Since one is purple out of the 5 colors.

So in 20 trays, we have:

(1/5) x 20 = 20/5 = 4
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