SOLUTION: A school ordered 92 boxes of paper. There were 85 sheets of paper in each box. Out of 85 total sheets 33 of them were pink and the rest were blue. How many blue sheets of paper did

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Question 1013687: A school ordered 92 boxes of paper. There were 85 sheets of paper in each box. Out of 85 total sheets 33 of them were pink and the rest were blue. How many blue sheets of paper did the school order in all?
Found 2 solutions by fractalier, reelmccray:
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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If there are 85 total and 33 are pink, then 85-33 = 52 are blue in each box.
92 boxes of 52 blue sheets each is 92*52 = 4784 blue sheets.

Answer by reelmccray(6) About Me  (Show Source):
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92 boxes of 85 sheets
the 85 sheets comprised of 33 pink and X blue sheets
X + 33 = 85
X = 85 - 33
X = 52 blue sheets per box
92 boxes x 52 blue sheets/box = 4,784 blue sheets