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sergeinik [125]
3 years ago
12

A mail truck picks up two boxes of mail from the post office. The total weight of the boxes is 38 pounds. One box is 4 pounds he

avier than the other box.
How much does each box weigh?
Mathematics
1 answer:
makkiz [27]3 years ago
8 0
X = one of the box
x + 4 = second both
38 = total weight(pounds)
Now combine them
x + x + 4 = 38
2x = 34, x = 17
17 + 4 = 21 (second box)
One box weights 17 pounds and the other weighs 21 pounds
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