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

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Randy Greene

Mathematics

1 December, 20:18

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

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Monica Jennings · Answer 1

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