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James has 16 balloons. One fourth of them are red. How many red balloons does he have?
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James has 16 balloons. One fourth of them are red. How many red balloons does he have?

User Damian C
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Only four of his balloons are red.

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User Klortho
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16 balloons or 16/1 (16 wholes) multiplied by 1/4
16*1=16
1*4=4
remake the fraction as 16/4
simplify (divide both the numerator and denominator by 4)
4/1 or 4 balloons are red
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