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Lily has 83 pounds of oranges that she is putting into boxes. She is putting 7 pounds of oranges in each box. How many boxes does Lily need?

12 boxes
10 1/2 boxes
10 boxes
11 boxes

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83 divided by 7 (pounds in each box)

Gives you about 11.85 which you would round to 12, so Lily would need 12 boxes.
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