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Problem melissa is her dad build a walkway in their backyard. the walkway will be 54 feet long and 1.5 feet wide. the local hardware store sells tiles which are 1.5 by 1.5 feet and come in boxes of 12. how many boxes of tiles do they need?

Select the correct answer and solve for y

Alistair has 5 half-pounds chocalate bars. it takes 1 1/2 pounds of chocalate, broken into chunks, to make a batch of cookies. how many batches can alistair mke with chocalate he has on his hand?