Last month, Austin and Terrence sold candy to raise money for their debate team. Terrence sold 31 as much candy as Austin did. If Austin sold 2 boxes of candy, how many boxes of candy did Terrence sell?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number._____ boxes
Q. Last month, Austin and Terrence sold candy to raise money for their debate team. Terrence sold 31 as much candy as Austin did. If Austin sold 2 boxes of candy, how many boxes of candy did Terrence sell?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number._____ boxes
Identify Candy Sales: Step 1: Identify the amount of candy Austin sold and the fraction that Terrence sold relative to Austin.Austin sold 2 boxes of candy. Terrence sold 31 of what Austin sold.Calculation: 2 boxes ×31=32 box
Calculate Terrence's Sales: Step 2: Convert the fraction to a more understandable format if needed.Since 32 of a box doesn't need conversion for this problem, we keep it as is.
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