A delivery truck is transporting boxes of two sizes: large and small. The combined weight of a large box and a small box is 70 pounds. The truck is transporting 55 large boxes and 50 small boxes. If the truck is carrying a total of 3750 pounds in boxes, how much does each type of box weigh?

A delivery truck is transporting boxes of two sizes: large and small. The combined weight of a large box and a small box is 70 pounds. The truck is transporting 55 large boxes and 50 small boxes. If the truck is carrying a total of 3750 pounds in boxes, how much does each type of box weigh?

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

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Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter12: Quadratic Functions

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