Jack has 80 marbles. He gives 1/5 of the marbles to his friends. Work out how many marvels jack now has

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Jack has 80 marbles.

He gives 1/5 of the marbles to his friends. Work out how many marvels jack now has

Jack has 80 marbles. He gives 1/5 of the marbles to his friends. Work out how many-example-1

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Answer:

64 marbles

Explanation:

1/5 = x/80

cross multiply

5 × x = 1 × 80

5x = 80

divide both sides by 5

x = 16

80 - 16

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Answer:

he has 64 marbles now

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