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Last weekend Mr. Long and one of his buddies went to Red Lake fishing. The fishing was good and they went through 8 dozen minnows. This weekend there are going to be a total of 5 people fishing. If the fishing is just as good how many dozen minnow should Mr. Long buy?

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Answer:

20 dozen

Explanation:

2/8*12=5/12x

2/96=5/12x

24x = 480

x = 480/24 = 20

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