how to use last and latest
I had a customer, she ordered 10 boxes (there are 9pcs colourful candles in each box with3 red, 3 green and 3 yellow), and she asked me to express 9 boxes before Xmas and rest one around mid March. But I recieved a message from her just now that the colours in former 9boxs were wrong, she missed 2 red and more 2 green.
So I would like to inform her that I will balance the correct colours in the last box.
Question is here. I don't know should I use "last" , maybe I should say "in the latest box." ?

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how to use last and latest
I had a customer, she ordered 10 boxes (there are 9pcs colourful candles in each box with3 red, 3 green and 3 yellow), and she asked me to express 9 boxes before Xmas and rest one around mid March. But I recieved a message from her just now that the colours in former 9boxs were wrong, she missed 2 red and more 2 green. 
So I would like to inform her that I will balance the correct colours in the last box.
Question is here. I don't know should I use "last" , maybe I should say "in the latest box." ?

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The correct one is last box because latest means something like a new one and it's not useable for this situation.

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I agree with Emma. "Last box" is correct. it means the final box in her order.

Most of the time, we use "latest" as a comparative adjective.  It means "the most late". For example, Anna arrived to the party an hour after everyone else and she was the latest of all the guests.

"Latest" can also mean "newest". For example, The iPhone 6 is the latest Apple product.

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In the last box would be correct. :)

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