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A 126 pound person is holding five identical bags of potatoes and when he stands on a scale it reads 189 pounds how much does each bag of potatoes weigh

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Answer: 12.6 pounds per bag of potatoes

Step-by-step explanation: 189 total pounds - 126 pound person = 63 pounds of potatoes. since there are 5 bags of potatoes, you would divide 5 from 63. 63/5=12.6 pounds per bag of potatoes.

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