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A group of fifth grade students voted for their favorite sport.1 out of 5 students voted for soccer.The other students voted for basketball.There were a total of 25 votes.How many students voted for basketball?

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5 votes

Given : 1 out of 5 students voted for soccer.

So, 4 out of 5 students voted for basketball.

So, the ratio of the students voted for basketball = 4/5

There were a total of 25 votes.

So, the total number of the students voted for basketball =


=(4)/(5)\cdot25=(100)/(5)=20

So, the answer is 20 students voted for basketball

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