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Mark can make 42 birthday cakes in 7 days. How many birthday cakes can Mark make in 5 days?

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First, you need to find out how many cakes Mark can make in one day. Since he makes 42 in 7 days you would divide 7 into 42. You get six. Now you know he makes 6 in one day. To find out how many he makes in 5, you multiply that by 5. He can make 30 cakes in five days.
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mark can make 30 cakes in 5 days I hope this helps
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