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Julia helped serve holiday meals to 47 families. Each family averaged 5 family members. If she served 255 pounds of food, how many pounds of food did each family receive?

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The right answer is 0.92
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47 * 5 = 235 Then you divide that by 255 so . 235/255 = 0.92156862745. But when you shorten the answer Each family got around 0.92 pounds of food
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