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A box of nails weighs 1 5/8 pounds. Mark used 3 1/3 boxes of nails to build his treehouse

How many pounds of nails did Mark use?

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answer - 5 5/12 pounds
step by step explanation: (3 1/3 boxes) x (1 5/8 pounds/box) = (10/3)(13/8) pounds = 65/12 pounds = 5 5/12 pounds
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