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A store clerk hasv45 shirts to pack each box hold 6 shirts what is the fewest boxes the clerk will need to pack

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Divide 45 by 6.

It is:

45 | 6
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-42 7
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3

Which means that he can use 7 boxes to pack 42 shirts and 3 shirts are left out.

So, to pack all the 45 shirts the store clerk needs 8 boxes at least.