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Addy has 51.79 pounds of dirt. She has buckets in her garage. Each bucket can hold 2.5 pounds of dirt. If she has 20 buckets will there be enough buckets for all of the dirt? Justify your answer.Addy has 51.79 pounds of dirt. She has buckets in her garage. Each bucket can hold 2.5 pounds of dirt. If she has 20 buckets will there be enough buckets for all of the dirt? Justify your answer.

User Luison
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Answer:

No

Explanation:

20x2.5=50

51.79-50=1.79

therefore there isn't enough buckets for all the dirt.

User Adamh
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Answer:

no

Explanation:

20x2.5=50

51.79-50=1.79

sooo there isn't enough buckets for all the dirt.

User Ashitosh
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