SOLUTION: how many 3/2 pounds boxes of cereal can be made from 990 pounds of cereal?

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Question 838065: how many 3/2 pounds boxes of cereal can be made from 990 pounds of cereal?
Answer by josh_jordan(263) About Me  (Show Source):
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To solve this word problem, you will divide 990 by 3/2. This will give you the total number of boxes of cereal that can be made:

990%2F%283%2F2%29 ----->

990%2A%282%2F3%29 ----->

1980%2F3 ----->

660

Therefore, 660 boxes of cereal can be made from 3/2 lb boxes using 990 lbs of cereal