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Twenty-four pencils are in a package. The students use 3 8 of the pencils. How many did they use?

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24 x 3/8 = 9 You have to multiply to get your answer!
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Answer: They used 9 pencils.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Number of pencils in a package=24

Fraction of pencils used by students= [tex]\dfrac{3}{8}[/tex]

Then, the number of pencils they used is given by :_

[tex]\text{Fraction of pencils used by students }\times\text{Number of pencils in a package}[/tex]

[tex]\dfrac{3}{8}\times24=9[/tex]

Hence, they used 9 pencils.

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