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A delivery truck is transporting boxes of two sizes large and small. The combined weight of a large box and a small box is 80 pounds. The tuck is transporting
50 large boxes and 55 small boxes. If the truck is carrying a total of 4125 pounds in boxes, how much does each type of box weigh?

Large box:
Small box:

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Answer:

small=15 large=40

Step-by-step explanation:

x=large box

y=small box

55 = x + y

 

50x + 55y = 2825

 

50x + 55( 55 - x) = 2825

 

50x + 3025 - 55x = 2825

 

0 = 55x - 50 x + 2825 - 3025

 

0 = 5x - 200

 

200 = 5x

 

x=40

 

y = 15

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