SOLUTION: Karla bought 13 1/2 of coffee beans. She wants to repackage them into as many 2/3 pound bags as possible. How many pounds will she have left?

Question 902849: Karla bought 13 1/2 of coffee beans. She wants to repackage them into as many 2/3 pound bags as possible. How many pounds will she have left?
Found 2 solutions by rfer, josgarithmetic:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(27/2)/(2/3)=
27/2*3/2=81/4=20 1/4
1/4 left
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Divide by .

This is 20 bags and 0.25 of a bag. The full bag would have pound, so the remaining unfilled part is pound; pound left unfilled or as only a partial bags.
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