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B. Two fifths of the students did not go to the museum. What fraction of

the students did go to the museum?

User Ghulam
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Answer:

3/5

Step-by-step explanation:

The total number of students, both who did and did not go to the museum, is equal to 5/5

If we know that 2/5 did not go to the museum, then in order to determine who did, you only need to subtract:

5/5-2/5=3/5

3/5 of the students went to the museum.

User Hermann Speiche
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Answer:

three fifths of the students went to the museum

Step-by-step explanation:

two fifths didnt go

five fifths minus two fifths = three fifths

User Adriena
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