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Gretchen has 48 small shells. She uses 2 shells to make one pair of earrings. How many pairs of earrings can she make?

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She can make 24 pairs of earrings.

User Secret
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you have to divide

48 divided by 2 = 24


so the answer is Gretchen can make 24 pairs of earrings

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