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Brookfield Furniture needs to ship 119 couches across the country. If they can fit 9 couches in each truck, how many couches will be in the partially full truck?

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Answer:

2

Explanation:

to find the number of couches in the partially filled truck, divide 119 by 9

119/9 = 13.2222

so 13 cars will contain 9 couches packed fully

number of trucks partially filled = 119 - (13 x 9) = 2

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