In some dairy states, a kind of base six is used for shipping milk. Six cartons of milk make 1 box; 6 boxes make 1 crate, 6 crates make 1 flat, and 6 flats make 1 pallet. Thus, if someone said they had filled 3512, that would mean 3 flats, 5 crates, 1 box, and 2 cartons.   How many cartons of milk would this be in base ten?

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In some dairy states, a kind of base six is used for shipping milk. Six cartons of milk make 1 box; 6 boxes make 1 crate, 6 crates make 1 flat, and 6 flats make 1 pallet. Thus, if someone said they had filled 3512, that would mean 3 flats, 5 crates, 1 box, and 2 cartons.
 
How many cartons of milk would this be in base ten?
 
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Given that, in some dairy states, a kind of base six is used for shipping milk. Six cartons of milk make 1 box; 6 boxes make 1 crate, 6 crates make 1 flat, and 6 flats make 1 pallet. Thus, if someone said they had filled 3512, that would mean 3 flats, 5 crates, 1 box, and 2 cartons.

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