A bookstore had 240 copies of a magazine. Yesterday the bookstore sold 5/6 of these copies. How many copies were sold yesterday?
Write your answer in simplest form.

To find out how many copies were sold yesterday, we need to calculate \( \frac{5}{6} \) of the total number of copies.

Given:
- Total copies = 240
- Fraction sold = \( \frac{5}{6} \)

We calculate the number of copies sold as follows:

\[
\text{Copies sold} = \frac{5}{6} \times 240
\]

\[
\text{Copies sold} = \frac{5 \times 240}{6}
\]

\[
\text{Copies sold} = \frac{1200}{6} = 200
\]

So, the bookstore sold **200 copies** yesterday.

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Here are five related questions:
1. What fraction of the magazines remained unsold after yesterday?
2. How many copies were left in the bookstore after yesterday?
3. If the bookstore sells 50 more copies today, how many will be left?
4. How would the answer change if the bookstore sold \( \frac{3}{4} \) of the copies instead?
5. What percentage of the magazines were sold yesterday?

**Tip:** Always check if you can simplify fractions in the problem before performing calculations to make your work easier.

Learn how to calculate the number of copies sold when a fraction of the total copies is given. Solve the problem where a bookstore had 240 copies of a magazine and sold 5/6 of them yesterday. Suitable for Grades 4-6.

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