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Melissa received a $70 gift card for a coffee store. She used it in buying some coffee that cost $8.66 per pound. After buying the coffee, she had $44.02 left on

her card. How many pounds of coffee did she buy?

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She bought three pounds of coffee we know this because 8.66 multiplied by 3 equals $ 25.98 and when $25.98 is subtracted from seventy it equals $ 44.02
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