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One teacher wants to give each students 5/9of a slice of pizza. If the teacher has 15 slices of pizza,then how many students will she be able to hand out pizza to?

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Answer:

27

Explanation:

To find the answer to this, you need to divide the 15 slices of pizza by 5/9. 15/(5/9) is 15*9/5 (multiply both the top and the bottom by 9 and you cancel out the 9 in the 5/9 fraction) and you get 135/5 = 27

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Answer:

Explanation:

10

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