Ron had 20 apples. He used \(\frac{2}{5}\) of the apples to make pies. How many apples did Ron use for pies?
Answer (3)
1/5 of 20 is 4.
2/5 of 20 is 8.
Therefore, Ron used 8 apples to make his pies.
Ron used 8 apples for his pies. 20/5=4 so 4 times 5 equals 20 and if you multply by 4 on one side you have to multiply by 4 on the other. And 4 times 2 equals 8.
Ron used 8 apples to make pies by calculating 5 2 of his total of 20 apples. The calculation shows that 20 × 5 2 = 8 . Therefore, 8 apples were used for pies.
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