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A teacher buys the folders listed below

• 5 boxes of red folders with 36 folders in each box
• 6 boxes of blue folders with 32 folders in each boxes

Which number is closest to the total number of red and blue folders that the teacher buys?

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180 Red folders, 192 Blue folders, and 372 total folders.

Explanation:

I'm not sure if I'm doing this correctly but it seems fitting to me, so basically, I multiplied 5x36 to get 180, then multiplied 6x32 to get 192. Next, I added 180+192 to get 372 total folders.

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