Ms. Skeen bought 3 pounds of candy for the Christmas party. There was a total of 147 pieces of candy. She wants to divide it amo

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andrew-mc [135]

3 years ago

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Ms. Skeen bought 3 pounds of candy for the Christmas party. There was a total of 147 pieces of candy. She wants to divide it amo

ng her 26 students. How many pieces of candy will each student receive?

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ohaa [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-20T17:38:04+03:00

ohaa [14]3 years ago

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The 3 lbs of candy is irrelevant, so we can discard that. All you need to do is divide 147 by 26, which is 5.65 pieces of candy. Each student will get 5 pieces, with a few left over.