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Misty must pack 365 candles into 15 boxes. Each box must contain an equal number of candles. How many candles does she have left over? (use long division to find the remainder)

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15/365= 24.3. so she has 24.3 candles left.
User Vishwas Singh
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15/365
15 go into 36 2 times
15x2=30
36-30=6 bring down the 5
15 go into 60 4 times
Your left with 24
24x15=360 so you'll have a remainder of 5. Answer 24 r 5
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