Margaret can fit 17 pencils in a small box and 50 pencils in a large box. She has 10 small boxes of pencils and would like to reorganize the pencils into large boxes. How many large boxes could she fill?

Dickens A S asked May 11, 2023

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Dickens A S asked May 11, 2023

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Answer:

She can fill five boxes with 20 pencils left over.

Explanation:

17x10=170

170/50=3.4

50x3=150

170-150=20

Wosh answered May 18, 2023

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