A baker has 5 pounds of sugar. She divides them equally into 3 containers. She then uses 1 container to bake pie. Write an expression to show how many pounds of sugar the baker used.

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A baker has 5 pounds of sugar. She divides them equally into 3 containers. She then uses 1 container to bake pie. Write an expression to show how many pounds of sugar the baker used.
A baker has 5 pounds of sugar. She divides them
equally into 3 containers. She then uses 1 container
to bake pie. Write an expression to show how many
pounds of sugar the baker used?
Transcribed Image Text:A baker has 5 pounds of sugar. She divides them equally into 3 containers. She then uses 1 container to bake pie. Write an expression to show how many pounds of sugar the baker used?
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