length of diagonal=
=
13.89
The profit he made from the boxes is $48 .
A word problem is a verbal description of a problem situation. It consists of few sentences describing a 'real-life' scenario where a problem needs to be solved by way of a mathematical calculation.
For the given situation,
A dozen boxes = 12 boxes
Number of highlighter pens in each box = 24
Total number of highlighter pens =
⇒ pens
Price for each box = $8
Total price for 12 boxes =
⇒
He repacked these boxes into packages of six highlighters each,
⇒
⇒ boxes
Price per package = $3
Total price for 48 boxes =
⇒
Thus profit =
⇒
Hence we can conclude that the profit he made from the boxes is $48 .
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