<human>:  Jam has three boxes full of pencils and 2 loose pencils which give a total of 26 pencils. If her sister, Meg, has 46 pencils, how many boxes do Jam and Meg need to store all their pencils?
<bot>: How many pencils are in the three boxes? ** There are a total of 26 - 2 = <<26-2=24>>24 pencils in the three boxes.
How many pencils can each box contain? ** Thus, each box can contain 24 / 3 = <<24/3=8>>8 pencils.
How many pencils do Jam and Meg have together? ** Together, Jam and Meg have 26 + 46 = <<26+46=72>>72 pencils.
How many boxes do Jam and Meg need to store all their pencils? ** Therefore, they need 72 / 8 = <<72/8=9>>9 boxes to put in all their pencils.
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