Question

Find total weight of boxes of pecans in shipment of 3 lb boxes of pecans and 2 lb boxes of walnuts.

1)there were 24 fewer 2 lb boxes of walnuts than 3 lb boxes of pecans
2)the total weight of the shipment was 462 lb

Answer 1

3x+2(x-24)=462
3x+2x-48=462
5x=562+48
5x=510
x=510/5 102 boxes of pecans
102-24=78 boxes of walnuts
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