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The food pantry distributes 10-oz bags of rice. If three 5-lb are donate to the pantry, how many 10-ounce bags can be made?

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You'd have to multiply 16 by 15.

Three 5 pound bags= 15

1 pound=16 ounces.

16x15=240

240 divided by 10=24

The answer is 24 bags of 10-ounces.

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