Question

An empty shipping box weighs 250 grams. The box is then filled with t-shirts. Each t-shirt weighs 132.5 grams.

The equation W=250+132.5t represents the relationship between the quantities in this situation, where W is the weight, in grams, of the filled box and is the number of shirts in the box.

If the company ships 100 t-shirts in a box, how much will the box weigh?

________ grams

Answer 1

Answer: 13500

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Step-by-step explanation:

t = number of t-shirts

t = 100 shirts are in the box

Plug this into the equation and simplify to find W

W = 250+132.5t

W = 250+132.5(100)

W = 250+13250

W = 13500

The box weighs 13500 grams

This is equivalent to 13500/1000 = 13.5 kg