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shayla has 6 1/2 pounds of potato salad she needs to away into containers. each container only hodls 1 5/8 pounds. how many containers does she need?

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Answer:

She will need 4 containers

Explanation:

First turn the fractions into decimals, 6 1/2 turns into 6.5, and 1 5/8 turns into 1.625, then divide.

6.5 divided by 1.625 equals 4

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