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Henry decorates the top of each cupcake with 3 walnuts . If he has 56 walnuts is that enough to decorate 2 dozen cupcakes

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Your answer will be 24 cupxakes
User Pacreely
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56/3 = 18.6...so he can basically decorate 18 whole cupcakes.
1 dozen = 12...so 2 dozen = (2 x 12) = 24 cupcakes.

There is not enough walnuts to decorate 2 dozen cupcakes.....he would need
(3 x 24) = 72 walnuts to decorate 2 dozen
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