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26 December, 13:07

The chocolate factory is preparing a delivery of valentine's chocolate boxes. In a single container they can fit eight large chocolate boxes or ten small chocolate boxes. They send ninety-six chocolate boxes in one day using more large boxes than small ones. How many containers did they use?

The answers are:

Sixteen

Fourteen

Ten

Eleven.

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  1. 26 December, 14:08
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    The shipment of 96 chocolate boxes can be made up of

    ... 16 large boxes in 2 containers + 80 small boxes in 8 containers

    ... 56 large boxes in 7 containers + 40 small boxes in 4 containers

    ... 96 large boxes in 12 containers + 0 small boxes.

    Only the second of these scenarios meets the requirement for more large boxes than small, and a number of containers that is an offered answer:

    ... Eleven.
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