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Tamia is making dinner. She is using 5 bell peppers to make her meal. She likes to have a variety of sizes so some will melt and some will be thick enough to eat whole. First she cuts each bell pepper into 20 large slices. Then she takes half those slices and cuts them into 3 smaller pieces each. How many slices and pieces of bell pepper total is Tamia going to add to her meal?
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How many slices are there? ** First, Tamia cuts the 5 bell peppers into 20 slices each, 5 x 20 = <<5*20=100>>100 slices.
How many slices are there to cut smaller? ** Then, she takes 1/2 of those to cut into smaller pieces, 100 / 2 = <<100/2=50>>50 slices to cut smaller.
How many pieces are there? ** Tamia takes each of those 50 slices and cuts them into 3 pieces each, 50 x 3 = <<50*3=150>>150.
How many pieces of bell pepper total is Tamia going to add to her meal? ** Tamia is adding 50 slices + 150 smaller pieces = <<50+150=200>>200 pieces of bell pepper added to her meal.
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