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Two kilograms of ground cinnamon is packaged into bags containing 38 g each. There will also be some cinnamon left over. How many bags will there be?

User Niecy
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I think about 52 bags
2 kilometers = 2,000 grams
2, 000/ 38 = 52. repeated decimal(which would be the amount leftover)
I believe the answer would be 52 bags.

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Answer: 52 bags.

Explanation:

First, let's convert the kilograms to grams using a conversion factor so that we have everything in the same unit:


2kg*(1000g)/(1kg)=2000g

Now, to find how many bags there will be, you simply have to divide the total amount of cinnamon by the amount that there will be in each bag:


(2000)/(38)=52.6315

The whole number (52) represents the quantity of bags, and the decimals that follow represent the cinnamon left over that isn't enough to fill one more bag.

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