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Jazmine made 3 1/3 cups of jam. she will separate the jam into jars that each hold 2/5 cup.

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To find out how many jars Jazmine can fill with her 3 1/3 cups of jam, we need to divide the total amount of jam by the amount of jam that each jar can hold.

First, we need to convert 3 1/3 cups into an improper fraction:

3 + 1/3 = (3 x 3 + 1) / 3 = 10/3

So, Jazmine has 10/3 cups of jam.

Next, we need to convert the jar size of 2/5 cup into a fraction with the same denominator as 10/3:

2/5 = 6/15

Now we can divide the total amount of jam by the amount of jam that each jar can hold:

(10/3) ÷ (6/15)

To divide fractions, we need to multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction:

(10/3) x (15/6)

Simplifying:

(10/3) x (5/2) = (50/6)

So Jazmine can fill (50/6) jars with her 3 1/3 cups of jam.

This is an improper fraction, so we can convert it to a mixed number:

(50/6) = 8 2/6 = 8 1/3

Therefore, Jazmine can fill 8 and 1/3 jars with her 3 1/3 cups of jam.

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