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Madelyn has been saving her earnings from her lemonade stand. Madelyn has 40 dollars to spend. If she buys a new hat for 30 dollars, how many ribbons can she buy with the remaining money if they cost 3 dollars each?

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Answer:

3.

Explanation:

40 - 30 is 10

10 divided by 3 is 3.33333333

So she can only buy 3 because you can't but .3333333333 of a ribbon

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