To find the total weight of the boxes, we need to multiply the weight of one candle by the number of candles in a box and then multiply that by the number of boxes.
The weight of one candle is 2 and 3/8 lb. We can write this as a fraction: 2 3/8 = 19/8 lb.
Jimmy can fit six candles in one box, so the total weight of one box is 6 * (19/8) = 114/8 lb.
There are five boxes in total, so the total weight of all the boxes is 5 * (114/8) = 570/8 lb.
Simplifying this fraction, we get 285/4 lb as the total weight of the boxes.
Okay Jimmy makes homemade candles in a glass jar to sell he is shipping in order to a vendor each candle weighs 2 and 3/8 lb Jimmy can fit six candles in a box and he is shipping five boxes what is the total weight of the boxes Express the answer in simplest form and in fraction form
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