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A stack of 8 books weighs 9.6 pounds. If each book weighs the same amount, how much does each book weigh?
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A stack of 8 books weighs 9.6 pounds. If each book weighs the same amount, how much does each book weigh?

User Rahul Kaushik
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Start with 9.6 divided by 8.

You would get 1.2. Therefore, each book weighs exactly 1.2 pounds.


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User Serguzest
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each books weighs 1.2lbs
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