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Apples are on sale for $0.85 per pound. Darla has a $5 bill. About how many pounds of apples can she buy?

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you will have to divide 0.85 into 5.00...

5.00/0.85 = She can buy a total of 5.8 lbs....but rounding to whole pound, she can only buy 5 lbs.
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she can buy a total of 5lbs. of apples

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