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Yahir is buying ingredients to make his favorite pizza recipe for a party. At the first store he buys 3.4 pounds of pre-made dough, and at the second store he buy 4.8 pounds of the same dough. If he uses this dough to make 4 pizzas that are the same size, how much dough is needed for one pizza!

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Answer:

2.05 pounds

Explanation:

The total amount of dough Yahir is using is ...

3.4 lbs + 4.8 lbs = 8.2 lbs

The amount used for each of 4 pizzas will be ...

(8.2 lbs)/4 = 2.05 lbs . . . . for one pizza

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