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Carlo puts tins into small boxes and into large boxes. He puts 6 tins into each small box. He puts 20 tins into each large box. Carlo puts a total of 3000 tins into the boxes so that number of tins in small boxes : number of tins in large boxes = 2:3 Carlo says that less than 30% of the boxes filled with tins are large boxes. Is Carlo correct? You must show all your working.

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Answer:

No, he is not correct.

Explanation:

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Carlo puts tins into small boxes and into large boxes. He puts 6 tins into each small-example-1
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