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Feeding the Brigades

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Warm-up: get the brigade ready
Feed the brigade
Estimate like a trader
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Trading post Jeopardy
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A paddler ate about 1½ pounds of pemmican a day, so a crew of 6 ate about 9 pounds a day. How much should they pack?

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