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One of the local homeless shelters received a donation of 852 blankets to help support the homeless population during the harsh winter months. They plan on distributing them to all 7 of the local shelters. How many blankets will each shelter get? Will there be any leftover? If so, how many?

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Answer:

Each shelter would get 121 blankets

And there would be 5 blankets left over

Explanation:

One of the local homeless shelters received a donation of 852 blankets to help support the homeless population during the harsh winter months. They plan on distributing them to all 7 of the local shelters. How many blankets will each shelter get? Will there be any leftover? If so, how many?

From the above question

7 local shelters = 852 blankets

1 local shelters = x blankets

Cross Multiply.

7x = 852 blankets

x = 852 blankets/7

x = 121 5/7 blankets

Therefore, Each shelter would get 121 blankets

And there would be 5 blankets left over

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