Answer:
12 small boxes
8 large boxes
Step-by-step explanation:
let x be the number of small boxes shipped
let y be the number of large boxes shipped
This means:
the total number of boxes is 20, so
x + y = 20
the number of 50 pound boxes is x and the number of 100 pound boxes is y and together there are 1400 pounds, so
50x + 100y = 1400
Then, solve
First, simplify the equation 50x + 100y = 1400 by dividing both sides by 50
x + 2y = 28
Now, subtract the two equations:
x + 2y = 28
- (x + y = 20)
y = 8
Now plug this into the equation x + y = 20
x + 8 = 20
x = 12
So the number of small boxes is 12 and the number of large boxes is 8.
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