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The weight of the larger of two boxes is 2 lbs less than 5 times the weight of the smaller box. Their sum is 64 lbs. find the weight of each box

The weight of the larger of two boxes is 2 lbs less than 5 times the weight of the smaller box. Their sum is 64 lbs. find the weight of each box
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The weight of the larger of two boxes is 2 lbs less than 5 times the weight of the smaller box. Their sum is 64 lbs. find the weight of each box

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The smaller box is 11 lbs
The larger box is 53 lbs.
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