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There are twenty trays of paint. Each tray has five colors. One of the colors is purple. What fraction of the colors is purple in twenty trays?

There are twenty trays of paint. Each tray has five colors. One of the colors is purple. What fraction of the colors is purple in twenty trays?
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There are twenty trays of paint. Each tray has five colors. One of the colors is purple. What fraction of the colors is purple in twenty trays?

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Answer: 4/20 =1/5

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User Cavitsinadogru
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In one tray, we have 1/5. Since one is purple out of the 5 colors.

So in 20 trays, we have:

(1/5) x 20 = 20/5 = 4
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