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  • 03-10-2017
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a 9 pound bag of sugar is being split into containers that hold 2/3 of a pound. how many containers of sugar will the 9 pound bag create?

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jdoe0001 jdoe0001
  • 03-10-2017
namely, how many times does 2/3 go into 9?

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[tex]\bf 9 \div \frac{2}{3}\implies \cfrac{9}{\frac{2}{3}}\implies \cfrac{\quad \frac{9}{1}\quad }{\frac{2}{3}}\implies \cfrac{9}{1}\cdot \cfrac{3}{2}\implies \cfrac{27}{2} \\\\\\ \textit{2 goes \underline{13 times} into 27, with a \underline{remainder of 1}}\implies 13\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
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