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The yearbook club had a meeting. The meeting had

30
people, which is three-fifths of the club. How many people are in the club?

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If 30 people is three fifths of the club, then you can divide 30 by 3 to find out how many people make up one fifth of the club. So, 10 people make up one fifth of the club.

30 + 20 (which is two more fifths of the club) = 50 people (the entire club)
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