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A construction company buys a certain number of boxes of nails depending on how many houses they plan to build in a year. They have 5 boxes left over from the previous year and predict that this year they will need 3 boxes per house. If they plan on building 16 houses this year, how many boxes of nails should they purchase?

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Answer:

43

Explanation:

16*3 = 48-5 = 43

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