An office worker mails 25 envelopes to customers each day. Every envelope contains 3 reports with a paper clip on each one. The supply of paper clips is provided in boxes of 500. How many days will it take for the clerk to use up one box of paper clips?

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To find out how many days it will take for the clerk to use up one box of paper clips, we need to determine the total number of paper clips used per day and then divide it by the number of paper clips in a box.

First, we need to find the number of paper clips used per day. Since each envelope contains 3 reports, and each report has a paper clip, the total number of paper clips used per envelope is 3.

Next, we need to find the total number of paper clips used per day. Since the office worker mails 25 envelopes to customers each day, we can calculate the total number of paper clips used per day by multiplying the number of envelopes (25) by the number of paper clips per envelope (3):

25 envelopes * 3 paper clips = 75 paper clips per day

Now, we can calculate how many days it will take to use up one box of paper clips. Given that a box contains 500 paper clips, we can divide the total number of paper clips used per day (75) by the number of paper clips in a box (500):

500 paper clips / 75 paper clips per day = approximately 6.67 days

Therefore, it will take approximately 6.67 days for the clerk to use up one box of paper clips. Since we cannot have a fractional number of days, we need to round up to the next whole number. In this case, the clerk will use up one box of paper clips in 7 days.

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