the large bag is 5/6 lb, the smaller bags will be 1/3 lb, so it should be 5/6 ÷ 1/3
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Answer:
x=15
Step-by-step explanation:
21:2x=7:10 can be rewritten as 21/2x=7/10
21/2x=7/10, cross multiply
= 14x=210
x=15
They would have to sell around a 1000 newspapers
Savings and Loan Institutions.
I believe you will need to find what -0.125 of an inch is, subtract that from 16, then divide that into 11.