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A store received a shipment of stuffed animals. The stockperson placed 1/5 of them on the shelves, leaving 280 of them in storage. How many of the items were in the shipment?
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document.write( "If one fifth of the n animals are placed on the shelves, then the\r\n" );
document.write( "other four fifths of the n animals must be those remaining 280.\r\n" );
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document.write( "4/5 ths of what equals 280?\r\n" );
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document.write( "4/5 ths of n equals 280\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 4\r\n" );
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