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Everyday the Norton Family restaurant serves 5/6 of a bottle is soda to their customers for how many days will 2 1/2 bottles of soda last ?

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2 1/2 = 2*2 + 1 = 5/2

5/2 divided by 5/6 equals
5/2 times 6/5

5/2 * 6/5
5*6 / 2*5
30 / 10
3 days

Check:
3 * 5/6
15/6
5/2 = 2 1/2 :)
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