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Students will determine the number of bird feeders that can be filled with 48 kg of birdseed.

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Spark

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Sense Making

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How many kilograms of birdseed are in one whole bag?
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Each of the farmer’s bird feeders can hold 3 kg of birdseed. She fills as many feeders as she can with this entire 48 kg bulk bag. How many bird feeders did she fill?

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