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Ellie made 681 pieces of peanut brittle to share with her friends. She put 6 pieces of peanut brittle in each tin. How many tins was Ellie able to fill?

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Final answer:

Ellie was able to fill 113 tins with 6 pieces of peanut brittle in each tin after performing a division of 681 by 6 and taking the whole number part of the quotient.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many tins Ellie was able to fill with her peanut brittle, we need to perform a division operation. Ellie made 681 pieces of peanut brittle and put 6 pieces in each tin. The calculation to find the number of completely filled tins is as follows:

  1. Divide the total number of pieces of peanut brittle (681) by the number of pieces per tin (6).
  2. The quotient will represent the number of tins Ellie was able to fill completely.
  3. Performing the calculation, 681 divided by 6 equals 113.5.
  4. Since you cannot have half a tin, we take the whole number part of the quotient, which is 113.

Therefore, Ellie was able to fill 113 tins with 6 pieces of peanut brittle in each tin.

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