Zack M.

asked • 12/03/15

there are 476 apples in 17 boxes. how many apples are in each box?

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Matthew P. answered • 12/03/15

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Well, if the apples are divided up into the boxes so that each box has the same number of apples, you're going to want to do division to find the answer here.
 
476 apples divided by 17 boxes = number of apples in each box
 
476 / 17 = 28
 
So there are 28 apples in each box!
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