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Our school bought 300 Pencils for $75. They came in boxes of 12 Pencils. How much did each box cost?

Our school bought 300300 Pencils for $75\$75. They came in boxes of 1212 Pencils. How much did each box cost?

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Q. Our school bought 300300 Pencils for $75\$75. They came in boxes of 1212 Pencils. How much did each box cost?
  1. Calculate total number of boxes: Calculate the total number of boxes by dividing the total number of pencils by the number of pencils in each box.\newlineTotal pencils = 300300\newlinePencils per box = 1212\newlineTotal boxes=Total pencilsPencils per box\text{Total boxes} = \frac{\text{Total pencils}}{\text{Pencils per box}}\newlineTotal boxes = 30012\frac{300}{12}\newlineTotal boxes = 2525
  2. Calculate cost per box: Calculate the cost of each box by dividing the total cost by the number of boxes.\newlineTotal cost = $75\$75\newlineNumber of boxes = 2525\newlineCost per box=Total costNumber of boxes\text{Cost per box} = \frac{\text{Total cost}}{\text{Number of boxes}}\newlineCost per box = 7525\frac{75}{25}\newlineCost per box = $224\$224

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