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A worker at a mill is loading 5-lb bags of flour into boxes to deliver to a local warehouse.Each box holds 12 bags of flour.If the warehouse orders 3 Tons of flour,how many boxes are needed to fulfill the order?

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User Omnilord
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well first think how many pounds are 1 ton?
but here it is
1 ton = 2,000 pounds
so they literally need 6,000 pounds of flour:/
now we gotta divide 6,000 by 5
6,000/5 = 1,200
we now have to divide that number by 12 :)
1,200/12 = 100
they would need 100 boxes!!
hope this helps chu


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