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Tina collects 487 seashells and Wayne collects 345. After giving 40 seashells to Calvin, they put the remainder equally into 36 boxes. How many seashells are in each box

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T = Tina

W = Wayne

C = Calvin

T - 40 = 447

447 + 345 = 792

792/36 = 22 (answer)

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