Question

A delivery truck is transporting boxes of two sizes: large and small. The combined weight of a large box and a small box is 85 pounds. The truck is transporting 65 large boxes and 50 small boxes. If the truck is carrying a total of 5150 pounds in boxes, how much does each type of box weigh

Answer 1

Answer:

60 lbs large and 25 lbs small box

Step-by-step explanation:

50 large and 50 small boxes =  50 * 85 = 4250

5150-4250 =900  lbs  weigh of 15 big boxes,  

1 big box= 900 divide 15 = 60 lbs

85-60= 25 lbs  = 1 small box