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A ship is carrying 10,250 pounds of individually boxed TV sets. If each box weighs 20.5 pounds, how many boxes are on the ship?

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There are 500 boxes on the ship
User Emrea
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divide total weight by weight of each box

10250 / 20.5 = 500 boxes total

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