Ms sacksteader own a grocery store. She buys 272 pounds of potatoes for $99. She wants to sell them for twice as much. She makes 9 bags containing 10 pounds each and puts the rest in 5-pounds bags. Her family will eat any of the leftover potatoes. Ms. Sacksreader want to know how many 5 - pound bags of potatoes she can sell.

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16 June, 13:19

Ms sacksteader own a grocery store. She buys 272 pounds of potatoes for $99. She wants to sell them for twice as much. She makes 9 bags containing 10 pounds each and puts the rest in 5-pounds bags. Her family will eat any of the leftover potatoes. Ms. Sacksreader want to know how many 5 - pound bags of potatoes she can sell.

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Sandra Avery · Answer 1

So for the 10 pound bags he used 90 pounds of potatoes so 272-90=182 182 divided by 5 = 36 so she will sell 36 bags and will have 2 pounds extra of potatoes