SOLUTION: Mrs. Dawes has 4 bags of potting soil. She uses 1 bag for a large plant and the remainder for small plants. If each smaller plant uses 1/8 of a bag of soil, how many smaller

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Question 1124024: Mrs. Dawes has 4 bags of potting soil.
She uses 1 bag for a large plant and the remainder for small plants.
If each smaller plant uses 1/8 of a bag of soil, how many smaller plants can she pot?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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3 bags of potting soil
1%2F8 bag is for 1 small plant

1 bag is therefore for 8 small plants.

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