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Mr B brought 5 pounds of purple jelly beans to school in a small. plaastic container.each container holds 6/8pounds of purple jelly beans.how many conten containers did Mr B bring to school​

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~Hello There!~

Divide the total number of pounds by the fraction in each container:


5/ ((6)/(8))

This will give you:

6.66666666667

Assuming that Mr B didn't bring any partially filled containers, he would have had to bring 7 containers.

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