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a zookeeper is feeding her monkeys bunches of bananas. if each monkey receives 2/3 of a bunch how many monkeys can she feed with 12 bunches? please show work

User Tardis Xu
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Answer: 18 monkeys

Step-by-step explanation: flip the fraction to 3/2 then multiply 3/2 and 12/1 to get 18

User Bo Persson
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Answer:

18

Explanation:

Make sure to do the exact opposite .

When dividing fractions flip the first fraction and multiply it by the next integer or fraction. e.g.

2/5 ÷ 6 =

5/2 × 6 =

15

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