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A bag contains 50 lbs of rice. A second bag contains 12 lbs of rice. 3/10ths of the rice from the

first bag is combined with 2/3rds of the rice from the 2nd bag to create a third bag. What is the
weight of the 3rd bag of rice?
pls i need the answer

User Utopia
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50 x 3/10 = 15
12 x 2/3 = 8

weight of 3rd bag =
15+8=23 lbs
User Chris Hinton
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