SOLUTION: Subas packed 5 dozen Oranges in a box. If he put 1and 3 fourths dozen in each box , how many boxes did he pack

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Question 746912: Subas packed 5 dozen Oranges in a box. If he put 1and 3 fourths dozen in each box , how many boxes did he pack
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Five dozen is cut into equal portions of 1%263%2F4 dozen each.
5%2F1%263%2F4 and the unit is dozen%2F%28dozen%2Fbox%29=box.

COMPUTATION
5%2F%287%2F4%29=5%2A4%2F7=20%2F7
This is 2%266%2F7, which needs to be 3 boxes.

ALTERNATIVE CHECK:
5 dozen is 60.
One and three quarters dozen is 21.
60%2F21=2.86, not bad. Same as 20%2F7.