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Nathan helps out in the family pet shop on Saturdays. He must separate a shipment of 112 fish into nine bowls. Does Nathan have enough bowls if each bowl can fit no more than 12…

Nathan helps out in the family pet shop on Saturdays. He must separate a shipment of 112 fish into nine bowls. Does Nathan have enough bowls if each bowl can fit no more than 12…
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Nathan helps out in the family pet shop on Saturdays. He must separate a shipment of 112 fish into nine bowls. Does Nathan have enough bowls if each bowl can fit no more than 12 fish? Explain why.

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he has 9 bowls...and each bowl holds ,at most, 12 fish...so he can house (12 * 9) = 108 fish at most.

so... no, he does not have enough bowls ....he only needs one more bowl
User Michael Eugene Yuen
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No, because 112 divided by 9 is 12.44444, and you can't put .4 of a fish in a fish bowl
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