Question

A hamburger bun merchant can ship 8 large boxes or 10 small boxes of hamburger buns into a carton for shipping. In one shipment, he sent a total of 304 boxes of hamburger buns. If there are more large boxes than small boxes, how many cartons did he ship?

Answer 1

34 total 16 small 18 large

Explanation:

1 small box*10 = 10 304-10=294 (NOT DIVISIBLE INTO 8)

2small boxes*2 = 20 304-20 = 284 (not divisible into 8)

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16 small boxes*10 = 160 304-160 =144 (YES DIVISIBLE INTO 8)

144/8 =18 (18 large boxes)

16*10 = 160

18*8=144