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One-fifth of the 45 nails in the toolbox are bent. How many bent nails are in the toolbox?

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Hi, I'm pretty sure the answer is 225 nails. Here is my work:
We know that 1/5 = 20/100, so 45 times 5 equals 225.
User Ahmadz Issa
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There will be 9. Hope this helped! :)
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