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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Into a box are put ten smaller boxes. Each of these smaller boxes is either left empty or is filled with ten still smaller boxes. Of all the boxes, exactly six have other boxes inserted into them. Of all the boxes, how many remain empty? Please explain your answer.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #124264 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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I think 5 boxes are empty
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\n" ); document.write( "biggest is 1 and that leaves 5 that have
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\n" ); document.write( "So, 5 of the boxes in the big box have boxes in them
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