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Mr. Josiah brought 5 1/2 pounds of chocolate for his store. He wants to separate the chocolate into 1/2 pound bags. How many 1/2 pound bags can he make? A) 3 B) 5 C) 6 D) 11
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Mr. Josiah brought 5 1/2 pounds of chocolate for his store. He wants to separate the chocolate into 1/2 pound bags. How many 1/2 pound bags can he make?

A) 3
B) 5
C) 6
D) 11

User Tabalin
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well he can't make 5 half pound bags
User LearnAsWeGo
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You simply divide the pounds by the amount of pounds in each bag.

5 1/2 = 5.5
5.5/0.5 = 11

So the answer is D
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