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You are working as an assistant to a chef. The chef has 6 cups of berries and will use 2/3 cup of berries for each dessert he makes. How many desserts can he make?

a. 9 desserts
b. 12 desserts
c. 4 desserts
D. 6 2/3

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User Timotree
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The answer would be A
User Dslosky
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Answer:

A. 9 Desserts

Explanation:

We can make the equation 2/3x = 6 to find the answer

2/3x = 6 we need to isolate x so we divide by 2/3 on both sides

2/3 / 2/3 = 1 and 6 / 2/3

we divide 6 by 2/3 like 6/1 * 3/2 = 9

x = 9

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