Problema Solution
Dayton has 33 bags of frozen vegetables. Each bag has 5/8
8
5
pound of vegetables. He plans to make vegetable soup. Each pot of soup takes 11 pound of vegetables.
What is the greatest number of pots of soup Dayton can make?
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Assuming that there a 5/8 pounds of vegetables per beg, the total amount of vegetables in 33 bags is:
33*(5/8)
Let 'x' represent the number of pots with soup.
We need to find the greatest integer 'x' such that:
11x <= 33(5/8)
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x <= 1.875
The greatest number of pots of soup that Dylan can make is 1.