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The Lopez family split a 17

pound bag of dog food between their three dogs. How much dog food does each dog receive?

User David Losert
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Answer:


5 (2)/(3)\; \textsf {pounds}

Explanation:

Each dig gets 17/3 lbs of dog food

173 = 5 2/3

User Pycm
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5 3/4 Because if the 17 percent was split into a fraction that would be the equal way and number for each dog
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