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lesya692 [45]
3 years ago
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Problem page a delivery truck is transporting boxes of two sizes: large and small. the large boxes weigh 45 pounds each, and the

small boxes weigh 15 pounds each. there are 120 boxes in all. if the truck is carrying a total of 3300 pounds in boxes, how many of each type of box is it carrying?
Mathematics
1 answer:
marta [7]3 years ago
7 0
S= number of small boxes
l= number of large boxes

equation 1:  s+l=120
equation 2:  15s+45l=3300

solve by elimination, multiply equation 1 by -15.

-15(s+l=120) =  -15s-15l=-1800  add to equation 2.

-15s+15s-15l+45l=-1800+3300  = 30l=1500

30l=1500 , l=50

s+l=120, s+50=120 --> s=70

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