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The Lee family made a 9-pound turkey for dinner. If each person will eat 1/3 of a pound, how many people will it take to finish the turkey?

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User Lanise
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Answer:

27

Explanation:

3x 1/3 = 1

3x3 = 9

1/3 = 1 person

it takes 3 people to eat a whole pound

1 pound = 3 people

9 pounds would take 27 people

3 x 9 = 27

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