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Tim's mom bought 12 3/4 pounds of turkey for dinner. If everyone gets 1/4 pound each, how many people can she feed?

User Poeta Kodu
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Answer:

24 people

Explanation:

The easiest way to solve this is to change the mixed number to an improper fraction.

12 3/4

4 x 3 + 12 = 24

24/4

24 people

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