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Gilbert needs to move 20 3/4 pounds of soil from a truck to a garden his wheelbarrow can move 6 pound at one time how many loads of soil will he have to move

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Answer: 4 loads of soil

Explanation:

20 3/4 lbs = 20.75 lbs

20.75 lbs / 6 lbs = 3.458 trips

We round up to 4 trips because Gilbert can't make half a trip from his truck to his garden.

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