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Three bags of packing peanuts are used to fill 2 boxes. How many bags of packing peanuts does each box use?
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Three bags of packing peanuts are used to fill 2 boxes. How many bags of packing peanuts does each box use?

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3/2 = 1.5 each box uses 1.5 bags of packing peanuts
User Kala J
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Set up a proportion and cross multiply.

(2boxes)/(3bags) = (1box)/(Xbags)
Now multiply the X times the 2 boxes and set it equal to 1 box times 3 bags. Now solve for X = 3/2. 1.5 bags of packing peanuts are used for each box.
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