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Ben had 2 boxes of blocks. • Each box had 100 blocks. • He built a tower with 1/5 of the blocks out of each of the boxes. How many blocks did Ben use to build the tower?
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Ben had 2 boxes of blocks.
• Each box had 100 blocks.
• He built a tower with 1/5 of the blocks out of each of the boxes.
How many blocks did Ben use to build the tower?
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Each box had 100 blocks in it.
-- 1/5 of the blocks in one box = 100/5 = 20 blocks.
-- 1/5 of the blocks in the other box = 100/5 = 20 blocks.
-- Total number of blocks used = (20 + 20) = 40 blocks.
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