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Caroline wants to give 8 equal size packets of flower seeds to her friends. she has half a pound of sunflower seeds. how much will each packet of seeds weigh

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Each packet will weight 1/16 lb. because 1/8 x 1/2=1/16 Hope this helps!!
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If she has half a pound of sunflower seeds and wants to split it into eight equal packets, each packet would be 1/16 of a pound. 1/16 of a pound is 1 ounce.

Therefore, each packet of seeds would weigh 1 ounce (1 oz.)
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