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Lee is packing a truck with small and large filing cabinets. The large cabinets weigh 30 pounds, and the small cabinets weight 20 pounds. To optimize the load, the total load weight should be 1550 pounds from a total of 65 cabinets. How many of each size of cabinet should lee pack in the truck?.

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Answer:

You would need 25 large cabinets and 40 small cabinets.

Explanation:

30x25=750 20x40=800

800 + 750 = 1,550 pounds

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