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Solve the problem. Make sure your answer is in simplest form and improper fractions are expressed as mixed numbers. A packer fills 7 1/3 boxes in 1 hour. How many boxes can the packer fill in 8 1/4 hours? help me plz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Easy! Just multiply 7 1/3 by 8 which leaves you with 58 2/3. Now, that 1/4 is 1/4 of an hour. If you can fill 7 1/3 boxes in 1 hour, how many can you fill in 1/4? 7 1/3 divided by 1/4 is 29 1/3. Add them together. 81 boxes. 
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