Ask question

Ask question

All categories

professor190 [17]

2 years ago

9

Florence works in the shipping department of a toy factory that makes radio-controlled helicopters. Small helicopters weigh 3 ki

lograms each, and are shipped in a container that weighs 20 kilograms. Large ones, on the other hand, weigh 4 kilograms apiece, and are shipped in a container that weighs 10 kilograms. If these boxes can hold a certain number of helicopters each, all of the packed containers will have the same shipping weight. What would the total weight be?

1 answer:

Damm [24]2 years ago

4 0

Answer:

50 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

SMALL HELICOPTERS:

Weight of small helicopters = 3kg

Weight of shipping container = 20kg

LARGE HELICOPTERS:

Weight of large helicopters = 4kg

Weight of shipping container = 10kg

Number of helicopters each shipping container can hold = s ; all of the packed containers will have the same shipping weight

Shipping weight :

(Weight per helicopter * number of helicopter) + weight of shipping container

Shipping weight of Small helicopters :

(3kg * s) + 20

Shipping weight Large helicopters :

(4kg * S) + 10

Shipping weight of Small helicopters = shipping weight of large helicopters

3s + 20 = 4s + 10

20 - 10 = 4s - 3s

10 = s

Hence, member of shipped helicopters = 10

Total shipping weight :

(4 * S) + 10

(4*10) + 10

40 + 10 = 50kg

You might be interested in

Use PEMDAS to evaluate the expression 8 x 4 − 21 ÷ 3 + 5.<br><br> 30<br> 32<br> 34<br> 36

VikaD [51]

the answer should be 30

4 0

2 years ago

Read 2 more answers

It's due in 20 minutes!!

slega [8]

Answer:

A. 18 sit-ups in one minute

B. 30 doors per hour

D. 18 words per minute

F. $30 per night

C. 3.5 miles per hour

E. $10.50 per pair of pants

Step-by-step explanation:

A. 36/2 = 18

B. 15 * 2 = 30

D. 72/4 = 18

F. 150/5 = 30

C. 10.5/3 = 3.5

E. 31.50/3 = 10.50

7 0

2 years ago

Read 2 more answers

A figure is shown with parallel lines a and b. What is the measure, in degrees, of ∠r?

Novay_Z [31]

Answer:

42 degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

48 and r are equal.

The box means right angle, or 90 degrees

180-90-48=42 degrees

3 0

2 years ago

Read 2 more answers

Vertex Form of Quadratic Functions

Nikitich [7]

The X-intercepts: (1,0),(-7,0)

Axis of symmetry: x= - 3

The vertex: (-3, -8)

The Y-intercept: (0, -7/2)

Concave up or down: concave up

Sketch: a poorly drawn picture on the bottom.

I hope that helps.

8 0

3 years ago

Now there is a square city of unknown size with a gate at the center of each side. There is a tree 20 b from the north gate. Tha

Brums [2.3K]

Answer:

The length of each side of the city is 250b

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$a = 20$ --- tree distance from north gate

$b =14$ --- movement from south gate

$c = 1775$ --- movement in west direction from (b)

See attachment for illustration

Required

Find x

To do this, we have:

$\triangle ADE \sim \triangle ACB$ --- similar triangles

So, we have the following equivalent ratios

$AE:DE = AB:CB$

Where:

$AE = 20\\ DE = x/2 \\ AB = 20 + x + 14 \\ CB = 1775$

Substitute these in the above equation

$20:x/2 = 20 + x + 14: 1775$

$20:x/2 = x + 34: 1775$

Express as fraction

$\frac{20}{x/2} = \frac{x + 34}{1775}$

$\frac{40}{x} = \frac{x + 34}{1775}$

Cross multiply

$x *(x + 34) = 1775 * 40$

Open bracket

$x^2 + 34x = 71000$

Rewrite as:

$x^2 + 34x - 71000 = 0$

Expand

$x^2 + 284x -250x - 71000 = 0$

Factorize

$x(x + 284) -250(x + 284)= 0$

Factor out x + 284

$(x - 250)(x + 284)= 0$

Split

$x - 250 = 0 \ or\ x + 284= 0$

Solve for x

$x = 250 \ or\ x =- 284$

x can't be negative;

So:

$x = 250$

6 0

3 years ago