Find total weight of boxes of pecans in shipment of 3 lb boxes of pecans and 2 lb boxes of walnuts.

1) there were 24 fewer 2 lb boxes of walnuts than 3 lb boxes of pecans

2) the total weight of the shipment was 462 lb

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Sonia Bradshaw

Mathematics

16 July, 16:15

Find total weight of boxes of pecans in shipment of 3 lb boxes of pecans and 2 lb boxes of walnuts.

1) there were 24 fewer 2 lb boxes of walnuts than 3 lb boxes of pecans

2) the total weight of the shipment was 462 lb

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Marin Travis · Answer 1

3x+2 (x-24) = 462

3x+2x-48=462

5x=562+48

5x=510

x=510/5 102 boxes of pecans

102-24=78 boxes of walnuts

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Find total weight of boxes of pecans in shipment of 3 lb boxes of pecans and 2 lb boxes of walnuts.1) there were 24 fewer 2 lb boxes of walnuts than 3 lb boxes of pecans2) the total weight of the shipment was 462 lb

Find total weight of boxes of pecans in shipment of 3 lb boxes of pecans and 2 lb boxes of walnuts.

1) there were 24 fewer 2 lb boxes of walnuts than 3 lb boxes of pecans

2) the total weight of the shipment was 462 lb