Problema Solution
Jamie has 8/10 of a candy bar leftover. He wants to split it into 1/3 pieces. How many 1/3 pieces can he make?
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Let 'x' represent the number of 1/3 pieces.
(1/3)x <= 8/10
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x <= 2.4
Since we are looking for integer solution we have:
Jamie can make two 1/3 pieces.