Question

A bakery sold 208 pounds of bread last week. This is about 5 times as many pounds as were sold this week. About how many pounds of bread did the bakery sell this week?

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Answer 1

41.6 pounds

step-by-step explanation:

x to represent the pounds of bread sold this week

208 = 5x

x = 208/5

x = 41.6

Answer 2

41.6 pounds

Explanation:

x to represent the pounds of bread sold this week

208 = 5x

x = 208/5

x = 41.6

41.6 Pounds of bread were sold this week.