Question

Jane has three boxes she needs to ship. Box X weighs 33 kg more than Box Y and Box Z weighs 12 kg more than Box Y. She

Answer 1

Answer:

$3w+45=557$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the weight of box Y be w kg.

Box X weighs 33 kg more than Box Y, then the weight of box X is

$w+33$ kg.

Box Z weighs 12 kg more than Box Y, then the weight of box Z is

$w+12$ kg.

The total weight of all boxes is

$w+(w+33)+(w+12)=w+w+33+w+12=3w+45$ kg

Jane measured the total weight of all the boxes and it was found to be 557 kg, therefore,

$3w+45=557$

or

$3w=512$