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Clara has 9 pounds of apples. She needs 1 1/4 pounds to make one apple pie. If she sets aside 1.5 pounds of apples to make applesauce, how many pies, p, can she make? Write and solve an equation

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7.5/1.25= 6.04

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User Doc Holiday
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She can make 6 pies.

Subtract 9-1.5=7.5

then 7.5/1.25= 6.04


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