Question

A fruit company delivers its fruit in two types of boxes: large and small. A delivery of large boxes and small boxes has a total weight of kilograms. A delivery of large boxes and small boxes has a total weight of kilograms. How much does each type of box weigh?

Answer 1

Large box weighs 18 kg and small boxes weighs 6.5 kg.

Step-by-step explanation:

From source, the correct question is:

Delivery of 5 large boxes and 2 small boxes has a total weight of 103 kilograms.

Delivery of 3 large boxes and 8 small boxes has a total weight of 106 kilograms.

Let the weigh of large box = x

The weigh for the small box = y

So,

5 x + 2 y = 103 - -----1

3 x + 8 y = 106 - -----2

Solving,

2y = 103 - 5 x

Applying in 2 as:

3 x + 4*(103 - 5 x) = 106

x = 18 kg

y = 6.5 kg

Thus, Large box weighs 18 kg and small boxes weighs 6.5 kg.