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kara estimates she has about 5/8 of a package of tacks.If a full package contains 500 tacks,which number is closest to the number of tacks Kara has?
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kara estimates she has about 5/8 of a package of tacks.If a full package contains 500 tacks,which number is closest to the number of tacks Kara has?

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500 ÷ 8 = 62.5
62.5 x 5 = 312.5
Round up to 313
Answer is 313 tacks
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