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23 February, 16:55

At 9:00, paula has x cups of food in a container for her dog. paula pours a 2 1/2 cup box of food into the container. then she removes 3/4 cup of food to feed her dog. now there are 5 1/4 cups of food in the container. Write an equation that can be used to determine the number of cups, x, of food in the container at 9:00. Write the solution to your equation.

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  1. 23 February, 20:16
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    X + 2 1/2 - 3/4 = 5 1/4 To find x, go backwards in the equation.

    5 1/4 + 3/4 = 6 cups

    6 - 2 1/2 = 3 1/2 cups

    x = 3 1/2 cups
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