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Riley planted 10 flowers.five of the flowers are purple.three are pink , and the rest are red.what fraction of the flowers is red?

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1/5 of the flowers are red
User Becuzz
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Answer:

2/10 or simplified, 1/5

Explanation:

5 are purple out of 10 flowers so 5/10. 3 are pink so 3/10. That leaves 2/10 left, and depending on what your teacher prefers, the simplified answer is 1/5. I hope this helps.

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