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the floor in the back of karl's trunk is 6 ft long and has area of 24 ft^2. Karl wants to haul as many boxes on the floor as possible. He cannot stack the boxes or they will fall out as he drives. If each square box is 2 ft long, how many boxes can karl fit in the back of his truck

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Answer:

24ft^2 = 6ft*4ft each sides has 2 sides

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User Woko
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24ft^2 = 6ft*4ft
each box has 2ft sides, that makes the box 4ft^2

(24ft^2)/(4ft^2) = 6
Karl can haul 6 boxes
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