SOLUTION: Crates of oranges are normally sold full. There are four partially full crates of oranges that could be combined to make a full crate. The crates are 5/8, 7/8, 3/8 and 5/8 full.

Question 1039525: Crates of oranges are normally sold full. There are four partially full crates of oranges that could be combined to make a full crate. The crates are 5/8, 7/8, 3/8 and 5/8 full.
If you combine the partial crates, how many additional full crates of oranges can be sold?
Answer choices: 0, 1, 2, 3.
When I changed fractions to a decimal I get an answer of 2.5. Should the answer be 2 or 3?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

So the question is how many full crates could you sell.
You could sell 2 full crates and you would have a half full crate left.

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