SOLUTION: Jeffrey has a large box of nails weighing 2 pounds. He wants to put them in smaller boxes weighing 8 ounces each. If he uses 5 smaller boxes, does he have enough boxes to hold the
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Question 474539: Jeffrey has a large box of nails weighing 2 pounds. He wants to put them in smaller boxes weighing 8 ounces each. If he uses 5 smaller boxes, does he have enough boxes to hold the nail?
Answer by sofiyac(983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 pound = 16 ounces
2 pounds = 32 ounces
32/8=4 boxes needed
yes, 5 boxes will be enough since he only needs 4
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