Question

an employee at a hardware store is putting boxes of nails on shelves.there are 137 boxes of large nails and 186 boxes of small nails.each box of large nail contain 125 nails and each box of small nails contain 275 nails.what is the total number of large and small nails

Answer 1

Answer:

68275

Step-by-step explanation:

(137×125)+(186×275)=68275

Answer 2

an employee at a hardware store is putting boxes of nails on shelves. The total number of large and small nails are given by,

Given,

A total number of boxes of large nails = 137

Number of large nails in one box = 125

Total number of large nails in 137 boxes are = 137 × 125 = 17,125

A total number of boxes of small nails = 186

Number of small nails in one box = 275

Total number of small nails in 186 boxes are = 186 × 275 = 51,150

Therefore, the total number of large and small nails = 17,125 + 51,150 = 68,275