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If 81 visit a store and five nineths of them buy gardening tools how many bought gardening tools

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Answer: 45

Step-by-step explanation:

We can label 5/9 of 81 as Numerator/Denominator of a whole number.

To solve the problem, we multiply the Numerator by the whole number and leave the Denominator as is:

(5 x 81) / 9 = 405/9 = 45

Therefore, the answer to 5/9 of 81 in its lowest form is:

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