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a box of oranges weighs 4 7/8 pounds, if the average orange weighs 3/8 pounds, how many oranges are in the box​

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Answer:

13 oranges

Explanation:

What you wanna do is divide the fractions!

simplify 4 7/8 to 39/8

39/8 divided by 3/8 = 13

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