larry is shipping nails that weigh a total of 53 pounds. He divides the nails equally among 4 shipping boxes. How many pounds of

Question

2 years ago

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nails does he put in each box?

2 answers:

Mazyrski [523] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-19T08:44:35+03:00

Given

larry is shipping nails that weigh a total of 53 pounds.

He divides the nails equally among 4 shipping boxes

Find out How many pounds of nails does he put in each box.

To proof

As given in the question

shipping nails total weigh = 53 pound

He divides the nails equally among 4 shipping boxes.

$each\ shipping\ box\ weigh = \frac{53}{4}$

weigh of each shipping box = 13.25 pound

Hence proved

Strike441 [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-19T06:53:33+03:00

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He puts 13.25 pounds or 13 1/4 pounds of nails in each box, because 53 divided by 4 is 13.25.