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A pair of huskies can comfortably pull a sled with a person weighing 126 pounds If Marjorie wishes to carry an additional 252 pounds of gear, how many dogs will she need altogether?

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He was right the correct answer is six dogs

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2 huskies can pull 126 puns so thats 63 pounds each. 252 divided by 63 is 4 so she will need for more huskies. thats 6 huskies all together
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