Addison brought 9 pounds of oranges and 7 pounds of cherries to make fruit salad for a fund raiser. she wants to package an equal amount of fruit salad into each of 12 containers. how much fruit salad should addison put in each container.

9+7=16
16 divided by 12 = 1.3 (repeater)
1.3 (repeater) = 1 3/10
Addison should put 1 3/10 pounds of salad in each container.

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