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Lana elf measured the width of 9 Christmas presents. The total width of all the presents was 135 inches. If the presents were all the same width, how wide was each present? If all the presents had all different widths, what is one possibility for the widths of the nine presents?

User Kim Nyholm
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1) 135/9 = 15 inches. 
User JoBaxter
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w=width of 1
9w=135
divide both sides by 9
w=15

15 inches

if they had different widths
a possible one could be any number less than 135
like 100 or 20 inches
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