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Jack bought a 16 pound bag of dog food his dog ate 2/3 of the food and a month how many pounds of food did the dog eat in a month

Jack bought a 16 pound bag of dog food his dog ate 2/3 of the food and a month how-example-1

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10.6666666667 lbs. is the answer
User Alexxandar
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Idk if we're dividing fractions here or not (not very good at math) but I'll try.

16/1 รท 2/3

16/1 x 3/2

now we have to simplify our numbers down.

8/1 x 3/1 = 24 pounds

so the dog ate 24 pounds in a month??
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