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John has 14 boxes of apples. Each box holds 10 apples. If 8 of the boxes are full, and 6 of the boxes are half full, how many apples does John have?

A.110
B.34
C.140
D.70

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If John has 14 boxes of apples, each box can hold up to 10 apples and he has 8 full and 6 half-full boxes, then he has:

8 * 10 + 6 * 5 = 80 + 30 = 110 apples

Answer: A
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The 8 full boxes have 80 apples (8x10) and the 6 half boxes have 30 apples (6x5).
So: 80+30=110
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