Gabriela is an aid worker in charge of distributing flour to different villages in a country that is experiencing famine. This month Gabriela has a total of 90.2 tons of flour. Gabriela needs to give 59.6 tons to Village A, and then split the remaining flour equally between Villages B and C.Without performing the exact calculation, estimate how much flour Village B will get.
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Now perform the exact calculation, and enter the amount Village B will get.Round your answers to the nearest tenth, rounding exact halves up.Village B will get
tons of flour.Gabriela is an aid worker in charge of distributing flour to different villages in a country that is experiencing famine. This month Gabriela has a total of 90.2 tons of flour. Gabriela needs to give 59.6 tons to Village A, and then split the remaining flour equally between Villages B and C.Without performing the exact calculation, estimate how much flour Village B will get.
10
15
5
20
Now perform the exact calculation, and enter the amount Village B will get.Round your answers to the nearest tenth, rounding exact halves up.Village B will get
tons of flour.
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Exact calculation:
Total flour available: 90.2 tons
Flour given to Village A: 59.6 tons
Remaining flour: 90.2 - 59.6 = 30.6 tons
Flour to be split between Village B and C: 30.6 / 2 = 15.3 tons
Village B will get approximately 15.3 tons of flour.