When answering this question your going to want to put some variables down to make sure you know what you r doing. I said x=number of fruit packages. So it says that he put 27 packages in to each 85 cases, meaning 27 fruit packages per case. So all you need to do is multiply 27 by 85 which get's you 2,295, and sense it also says he has three left you can just add 3 to 2,295 which equals 2,298.
Answer: Ben originally had 2,298 fruit packages.
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