SOLUTION: For a fund raiser, the sixth grade boxed 5 pounds of pecans. If each box weighed 1/3 of a pound, how many boxes were there?

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Question 382022: For a fund raiser, the sixth grade boxed 5 pounds of pecans. If each box weighed 1/3 of a pound, how many boxes were there?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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5/(1/3)=5*3/1=15