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Ellen is filling the pool shown in the figure for her little brother. She can carry 1 3/8 gallons of water each trip. Write and solve an equation to find how many trips she needs to make.

The pool holds 13 1/2 gallons

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13 1/2 / 1 3/8. It’s a divided symbol in the middle
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