What is 0.96 X 7.1 <-----
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Answer:
5 bags
Step-by-step explanation:
Given Marianne buys 16 bags of potting soil which come in 5/8 pound bags
The above provides 10pounds of potting soil already
Now her father says he needs 13 pounds So Marianne should get an extra of 13 - 10 =3 pounds of potting soil
We know that 1 bag contains 5/8 pounds of potting soil
x bags contain 3 pounds of potting soil
On cross multiplication we get
x =
since x is an integer x = 5 bags
Note that an extra amount of soil will be remained unused