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Peter Piper picked 3 pecks of pickled peppers in 2.5

hours. How many pecks of pickled peppers does
Peter pick in 15 hours?

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double the peppers from 3 to 6 and add another 2.5 to 2.5 and you get 5. multiply the 6 peppers and 5 hours by 3 and you get 18 peppers in 15 hours. picture of math is attached
Peter Piper picked 3 pecks of pickled peppers in 2.5 hours. How many pecks of pickled-example-1
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