Every bucket originally had 300/5= <<300/5=60>>60 strawberries

After she removed 20 strawberries there were 60-20=<<60-20=40>>40 strawberries in each bucket.

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Cheryl placed 300 strawberries into 5 buckets. After she did that she decided to take 20 out of each bucket so they wouldn't get smashed. How many strawberries were left in each bucket?
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Cheryl placed 300 strawberries into 5 buckets. After she did that she decided to take 20 out of each bucket so they wouldn't get smashed. How many strawberries were left in each bucket?
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