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Out of 20 friends, 4/5 are going to the party. How many friends are going to the party?

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9 votes

Answer:

16.

Explanation:

Multiply 20 and 4/5 to get the result of who is going.

20 * (4/5)

(20*4)/5

80/5

16

16 friends will be going to the party.

User Force Flow
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Answer:

16 friends

Explanation:

Out of 20 friends, 4/5 are going to the party. How many friends are going to the party?

4/5 * 20 or 20 * 4/5


(4)/(5)*20\\\\ (4)/(5) *(20)/(1) < ==reduce\\\\(4)/(1)* (4)/(1)\\\\(16)/(1) \\\\16

Therefore, 16 friends are going to the party.

Hope this helps!

User LiangWang
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