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One fifth of the twenty five people in the bakery made a preorder. How many people did NOT preorder

One fifth of the twenty five people in the bakery made a preorder. How many people-example-1

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1/5 of 25 is 5
5 people preordered
25-5=20
so 20 people did not preorder
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One fifth of something is essentially dividing a total by five.

Since we have twenty-five total people, one fifth of that is just five.

5 X 5 = 25, and 25 / 5 = 5

Since five people pre-ordered, the remaining twenty people did NOT pre-order.

The answer to your question is 20.

Hope this helps!
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