Problema Solution
A filled box of nails weighs 1.277 grams. The empty box weighs 16 grams. How many nails, n, weighing 4 grams each are in the filled box?
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Using the given information in the text we can write the following equation:
4n + 16 = 1277
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n = 315.25 nails
Since the number of nails is an integer, there can be 315 nails in the box.