SOLUTION: A bag contained 20 stamps and you used 2/5 of them. How many stamps did you use?

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Question 229922: A bag contained 20 stamps and you used 2/5 of them. How many stamps did you use?
Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
20 * 2/5
=40/5
=8 You used.
.
Ed

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