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George buys 10 pounds of potatoes. He needs 2 2/5 pounds to make a pot of soup. If he sets aside 2.8 pounds to make pie. How many batches of soup can he make ? Write and solve an equation

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Answer:

3 batches of soup

Explanation:

10-2.8=7.2

7.2/2 2/5=3

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