Question

marvin paid \\$336.72 for 2.4 large boxes of paper to restock his office. divide to find the cost of one large box of paper.

each box of paper costs \\$

Explanation:

Set up the division problem

To find the cost of one box of paper, we divide the total cost by the number of boxes.

• Total cost: \(\$336.72\)
• Number of boxes: \(2.4\)

We need to calculate:

$$ 336.72 \div 2.4 $$

Perform decimal division

Using the Decimal Division knowledge point

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Format the final answer as currency

Since the result represents an amount of money in dollars, we write \(140.3\) with two decimal places to represent cents.

$$ 140.3 = 140.30 $$

Thus, each box of paper costs \(\$140.30\).

Answer:

Marvin paid $336.72 for 2.4 large boxes of paper to restock his office. Divide to find the cost of one large box of paper.

Each box of paper costs $ <blank>140.30</blank>.