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Sally learnt how to fix boxes using nails from her father. 4 nails are needed to set up a box. Sally bought 692 nails and had 200 nails left after setting up some boxes. How many boxes did Sally set up?

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Answer: 123 boxes

Explanation:

Find how many nails she used.

692-200=492

she used 492 nails

we know that 4 nails are needed to set up a box

so we divide.

492/4=123

Sally set up 123 boxes

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Answer:

Explanation:

Sally learnt how to fix boxes using nails from her father. 4 nails are needed to set-example-1
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