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Solve a HESI-A2 math word problem involving percentages: if 186 boxes of oranges represent 29% less than the second day’s collection, determine the total boxes collected on the second day.

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Word Problems HESI A2 Practice Questions

Free Word Problems practice questions for the HESI A2 exam with detailed rationales.

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On the first day of the harvest, 186 boxes of oranges were collected. This is 29% less than what was collected on the second day. How many boxes were collected on the second day?