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Gordon wants to buy 3 2/5 cups of almonds. There are 1 7/10 cups of almonds in each package. How many packages of almonds should Gordon buy?

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Answer:

34/77 packages of almonds

Explanation:

3 2/5=17/5

1 7/10=77/10

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(17/5)/(77/10)=(17/5)(10/77)=(17/1)(2/77)=34/77

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