A warehouse has a stack of boxes that are all the same size and the entire stack measures 42 feet. If each box is 2 feet 4 inches tall, how many boxes are in the stack?
A)24 boxes
B)2 boxes
C)18 boxes
D)36 boxes

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First, we need to convert the height of each box to feet. 
2 feet 4 inches = 2 + 4/12 = 2.33 feet (rounded to two decimal places)

Next, we can divide the total height of the stack (42 feet) by the height of each box (2.33 feet): 
42 ÷ 2.33 ≈ 18
Therefore, there are approximately 18 boxes in the stack.

The closest answer choice is C.

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