Ryan has nine 14 ounce bags of popcorn to repackage and sell at the school fair. A small bag holds 3 ounces. How many small bags can he make?

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1cabbage
Aug 10, 2016

42

Explanation:

If he has nine 14 ounce bags, that would mean that he has #9xx14=126 # ounces of the popcorn
Therefore, we can divide 126 by 3 (the capacity of a small bag).
#126-:3=42#
So, he has 42 small bags of popcorn.

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