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A deli scale weighs meat and cheese in hundredths of a pound. sam put 5/10 pound of pepperoni on the delis scale. what weight does the deli scale show?

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If we simplify the given weight of the pepperoni, we divide the numerator by the denominator. The answer to the division is 5/10 or 0.5. Then, since the weight is asked in unit of hundredths, the final answer would be 2.5. 
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