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If there were 20,528 voyages made by ships and 12 million slaves, how large was the average human cargo aboard a ship?

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Answer:

About 585 slaves aboard each ship.

Step-by-step explanation:

If you divide the amount of voyages (20,528) by the number of slaves (12,000,000) you will get a decimal that rounds up to 585.

Step one) Divide the number of slaves by the number of voyages

12,000,000 รท 20,528 = 584.5

Step two) Round your answer to the nearest whole number

584.5 โ‰ˆ 585

Hope this helps!

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