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Shelby picked 5 pounds of strawberries. That afternoon Shelby’s sister ate 1/2 of the strawberries. How many pounds of strawberries did Shelby’s sister eat?

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1/2 of 5 is 2 1/2
So the answer is 2 1/2 pounds.
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Her sister ate 2.5 pounds of strawberries.
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