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A store sells only black and blue pens. the store sold 300 black pens last week. this was 2/5 of the number of pens sold. how many blue pens were sold?

A store sells only black and blue pens. the store sold 300 black pens last week. this was 2/5 of the number of pens sold. how many blue pens were sold?
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a store sells only black and blue pens. the store sold 300 black pens last week. this was 2/5 of the number of pens sold. how many blue pens were sold?

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Hi,


300 / 2 = 150 \\ 150 * 5 = 750 \\ 750 - 300 = 450
There ware 450 blue pens sold.

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