Tony bought 288 1 inch nails and 5 boxes of 2 inches. each box of 2 inch nails had equal amount of nails in them. he bought a total of 548 nails. find the number of nails in each box of 2 inch nails

There were 52 2-inch nails in each box.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of nails in each 2 inch box be = x

As Tony bought 288 other nails and 5 boxes of 2 inch nails with a total purchase of 548 nails, we get the following equation;

x = 52

Hence, there were 52 2-inch nails in each box.

Of course not! Imagine a rectangle with sides 3ft by 6ft. It is not a square, since its sides are unequal.