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Columbia County needs 757 pieces of pipe to repair some water lines. If each box contains 3 pieces of pipe, how many boxes should the county buy?

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You could just divide 757 pieces of pipe by 3 pieces of pipe = 252.3 which is round to 253 since there is no 0.3 box.
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Answer:

253 boxes

Explanation:

757/3 = 252.33

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