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A shipment of 5 boxes of toys weighed

34.53 pounds. Each box measures the same
weight, so what's the weight of 1 box?

User Saleena
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Answer:

Each box weighs 6.906 pounds.

Explanation:

We know the total weight of the boxes. We also know how many boxes we have. To find the weight of one box, we want to divide the total weight by the total number of boxes.

34.53 / 5

= 6.906

Each box weighs 6.906 pounds.

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