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“A patchwork blanket is made up of 10 identical squares. Liam has made 14 squares,Raj has made 12 squares and Gemma has made 15 squares. “

How many patchwork blankets have they made between them ? Give your answer as a mixed number

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add up all squares then put it over 10

41/10 would be your answer

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Well, assuming that Liam, Raj, and Gemma all have squares identical to each other, then you would first add them all up. 14+12+15=41. Then, you would divide the total number of squares by the number of squares in a quilt. 41/10=4.1, or 4 1/10.
Hope this helps!
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