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writing to explain: A book publisher is shipping a new book in boxes of 200. if 30 boxes fit in 1 shipping crate, how many books are in 20 shipping crates? Explain the mental math you used to solve the problem

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200 books x 30 boxes = 6000 books
6000 books x 20 shipping crates = 120,000 books
Just keep multiplying
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