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keyonna and rachel hand out pencils for the class. there are 10 pencils. they only need 3/5 out of the pencils. how many pencils do they need?

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Answer:

6

Explanation:

in order to solve this, you need to multiply 3/5 and 10:
(3)/(5) × 10

to do this, first multiply 3 and 10: 3 x 10 = 30

now divide 30 by 5: 30 ÷ 5 = 6

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Answer:

About 6 pencils

Explanation:

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