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emma has 4 1/2 pounds of birdseed. she wants to divide it evenly among 3 birds feeders. how much birdseed should she put in each?

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4.5/3 = 1.5 pounds of bird seed per bird feeder.

Look at the units. When I divide the amount of bird feed by the number of bird feeders you get amount of bird feed per bird feeder.

Hope that helps!

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