Let's start by finding out how many sweets Jaime put in each jar. We know that she divided half of the sweets equally into 6 jars, so each jar had:
1/2 ÷ 6 = 1/12
of the sweets.
We also know that there were 3 jars in total, so Jaime put:
3 × 1/12 = 1/4
of the sweets into the jars.
Now we can find out how many sweets Jaime bought. We know that she divided half of them equally into 5 cans, so each can had:
1/2 ÷ 5 = 1/10
of the sweets.
We also know that there were 42 sweets in 1 can, so the total number of sweets that Jaime bought was:
42 × 5 × 10 = 2100
So Jaime bought 2100 sweets in total.
Jaime bought a box of sweets. She divided 1/2 of the sweets equally into 5 cans and the other half equally into 6 jars. There were 42 sweets in 1 can and 3 jars altogether. How many sweets did she buy?
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