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A store owner had 42 pounds of almonds, 38.5 pounds of walnuts, and 62.5 pounds of peanuts. If the owner splits the peanuts equally into 5 jars, how many pounds of peanuts will each jar contain?

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Answer:

Each jar will have 12.5 lbs of peanuts.

Explanation:

62.5/5=12.5. The other nuts are irrelevent.

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