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Salma received a $ 70 gift card for a coffee store. She used it in buying some coffee that cost $ 8.28 per pound. After buying the coffee, she had $ 28.60 left on her card. How many pounds of coffee did she buy? Pounds

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Answer:

5 pounds.

Explanation:

You can start by subtracting 28.60 from 70 which equals 41.4.

Now you just need to divide 41.4 by 8.28 which equals 5.

So, Salma bought 5 pounds of coffee.

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