SOLUTION: each pizza takes 0.3 of a large block of cheese. charlie has 0.8 of a block of cheeseleft. how many pizzas can he make?

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Question 826728: each pizza takes 0.3 of a large block of cheese. charlie has 0.8 of a block of cheeseleft. how many pizzas can he make?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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How many of 0.3 blocks are in 0.8 blocks? This is DIVISION as 0.8%2F0.3=8%2F3, and you might want a natural number, so might want to omit any small remainder.

Mathematically, 8%2F3=2%262%2F3.