Tyres purchased five boxes of pencils, each containing two-hundred twenty-five pencils. She also bought three boxes of colored pencils, each box containing twenty-four pencils. How many total pencils did she buy?
A)1,197 pencils
B)1,992 pencils
C)1,187 pencils
D)302 pencils

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Tyres bought 5 boxes of regular pencils with 225 pencils each, totaling 5 * 225 = 1125 pencils. She also bought 3 boxes of colored pencils with 24 pencils each, totaling 3 * 24 = 72 pencils. Adding these together, 1125 + 72 = 1197 pencils.

Tyres Purchased Five Boxes of Pencils, Each Containing Two-Hundred Twenty-Five