Five groups at summer camp have a total of 27 boxes of popsicles to share. How many boxes will each group receive?

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asked May 12, 2023 185k views

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Bilal Mustafa · Answer 1 · 2023-05-14T19:43:51+0000

Answer:

Each group will get 5 and 2/5ths of a box.

Explanation:

Divide 27 by 5.

The nearest whole number is 5 with a remainder of 2.

Divide these 2 boxes with five groups by making that into a fraction, meaning 2/5ths.