Dillon divided a 3 ⅓ pound bag of pears among his 5 friends. How many pounds of pears did each friend receive?
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Find distance between B and market: |B-M|=|M-B|
Distance between A and B: , call this equation (1)
Distance between A and market , call this equation (2)
Solve (1) - (2)