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Maggie has 20 ribbons. 2/5 of the ribbons are polka-dotted ribbons. How many ribbons are not polka - dotted?
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Maggie has 20 ribbons. 2/5 of the ribbons are polka-dotted ribbons. How many ribbons are not polka - dotted?

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3/5 are not polka dotted, so first find 1/5. 20/5 is 4, so 1/5=4. 4x3 is 12 ribbons. Hope this helped!
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