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three milligrams of preservatives are added 0.5-kg box of dried fruit. how many milligrams of preservatives are in 3 cartons of dried fruit if each carton contains 16 boxes?

Answer 1

The total number of boxes of dried fruit in 3 cartons, with each carton containing 16 boxes is (3)(16) = 48 boxes

 

Since each box of dried fruit contains 3 milligrams of preservatives, the total number of preservatives is:

 

                                       (3 milligrams/box) (48 boxes ) = 144 milligrams of preservative