A contractor needs to buy nails to build a house. The nails come in small boxes and large boxes. Eac

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    A contractor needs to buy nails to build a house. The nails come in small boxes and large boxes. Each small box has 100 nails and each large box has 350 nails. How many nails are there in 6 small boxes and 3 large boxes? How many nails are there in a small boxes and l large boxes?

    Calculate Small Nails
    Small Nails = Small Nail Boxes * Nails per Box
    Small Nails = 6 * 100
    Small Nails = 600

    Calculate Large Nails

    Large Nails = Large Nail Boxes * Nails per Box
    LargeNails = 3 * 350
    Large Nails = 1,050

    Calculate Total Nails
    Total Nails = Small Nails + Large Nails
    Total Nails = 600 + 1,050
    Total Nails = 1,650
     

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