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Question
There are 20 stars. A quarter of them are red. How many stars are red? How many stars are not red?
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Solution
Total stars = 20
Quarter of them are red, which means `1/4` of them are red.
Number of stars that are red = 20 ÷ 4 = 5
5 out of 20 stars are red.
Number of stars that are not red = 20 − 5 = 15
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