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An airline has 59 pieces of luggage to put away.If each luggage compartment will hold 6 peices of luggage,how many will be in the last compartment that isnt full?

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5 is the answer
59 can be divided by 6 the number of pieces which would give u 9
9x6 =54
59-54 = 5
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Answer:

5

Explanation:

59 รท 6 = 9 remainder 5

After 9 compartments are filled with 6 pieces each, the remaining 5 pieces of luggage will go into the 10th compartment.

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