Ms.Paulino has 10 1/2 cups of candy to distribute to her students for their science experiment. If each group of students need exactly 1 1/5 cups of candy or complete the procedure accurately, how many groups can Ms. Paulino make ?

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Answer:

  8 groups

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of possible groups can be found from ...

  (10.5 cups)/(1.2 cups/group) = 8.75 groups

Ms. Paulino has enough candy to give the exact amount required to 8 groups.

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She will have (3/4)×(1 1/5) = 9/10 of a cup of candy left over.