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There are 4 3/8 pounds of bricks in a bag. Each brick weighs 7/8 of a pound. How many bricks are in the bag?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

User HoverHell
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you need to divide the total mass of bricks by the mass of 1 brick to find the number of bricks
There are 4 3/8 pounds of bricks in a bag. Each brick weighs 7/8 of a pound. How many-example-1
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Hello :) the answer to your question would be 5. There are 5 bricks in each bag. 35/8
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