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Luca got 4.75 pounds of candy on Halloween. He wanted to share his candy with his class. He saved 0.55 of a pound of candy for himself and then split the rest evenly for the other 24 students in his class. How many pounds of candy did he give to each of his classmates?

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Answer: 1.966 pounds

Step-by-step explanation: Luca has 47.5 pounds of candy, but he saved 0.55 for himself, so we subtract.
47.5-0.55= 46.95

He says that he split the rest evenly with his 24 students, so we divide 46.95 by 24, which is equal to 1.966.

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Answer:

  0.175 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

You want to know the weight of each share when 4.75 pounds of candy, less 0.55 pounds, is split evenly between 24 students.

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The amount of candy that Luca shared is ...

  4.75 -0.55 = 4.20 . . . . . pounds

When that is split 24 ways, each share is ...

  (4.20 pounds)/24 = 0.175 pounds

Each classmate was given 0.175 pounds of candy.

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