SOLUTION: how do you work out 3/5 of 125

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Question 1074359: how do you work out 3/5 of 125
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, Alan3354:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+%283%2F5%29%2A125+
Notice that this is:
+%28+1%2F5+%2B+1%2F5+%2B+1%2F5+%29%2A125+
and this gives you:
+%281%2F5%29%2A125+%2B+%281%2F5%29%2A125+%2B+%281%2F5%29%2A125+
which equals:
+25+%2B+25+%2B+25+=+75+

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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how do you work out 3/5 of 125
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--> 3/5 times 125
= (3/5)*125
= 375/5
= 75