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The total weight of a tin and the cookies it contains is 2 pounds. after � of the cookies are eaten, the tin and the remaining cookies weigh 0.8 pounds. what is the weight of the empty tin in pounds?

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3/4 of the cookies weighs 2 - 0.8 = 1.2 pounds

Thus, the total weight of cookies in the tin is given by 1.2 / 0.75 = 1.6

Therefore, the weight of the empty tin is given by 2 - 1.6 = 0.4 pounds.
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