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it is estimated that each party guest will eat 3/10 pounds of chocolate. How many guests can be served with 9 pounds of chocolate?

User Alvinsj
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Answer:

30 guests

Explanation:

9 ÷ 3/10

to evaluate this we need to multiply 9 by the reciprocal of 3/10, which is 10/3

9 × 10/3 = 90÷3 = 30

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