Question

Diego works at a warehouse that ships two types of packages, a red package weighing 4 pounds and a blue package weighing 6 pounds. Diego shipped a total of 40 packages weighing 180 pounds.

How many blue packages were in the shipment?

Group of answer choices

5 packages

10 packages

20 packages

30 packages

Answer 1

10 packages

Explanation:

red = 4p

blue = 6p

total 40 packages and 180p

180 divided by 40 is 4.5

how many blue packages?

5x6=30p 35x4=140 no

10x6=60p 30x4=120 yes