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Daniel grabbed a handful of candies. 2/5 of the candies he grabbed were red iif 4 candies were red in his hand how many candies did he grab in all

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2/5 =red

4=red

2/5(x) =4

1/5 =2

2x5 = 10

There are 10 candies total
User Soju
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Okay so I will tell you the answer first. The answer is 10.

Its quite simple actually. Divide 4 by 2/5. and you get your answer.

And to check it simply multiply 10 times 2/5.

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