Ravi has a job transporting soft drinks by truck. His truck is filled with cans that weigh 14 ounces each and bottles that weigh 70 ounces each. There is a combined total of 860 cans and bottles in his truck. Let x be the number of 14 - ounce cans in his truck. Write an expression for the combined total weight (in ounces) of the cans and bottles in his truck.

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29 January, 09:17

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Esther Harmon · Answer 1

14x + 70y = 860

where 'x' is the number of cans and 'y' is number of bottles.