320,016 views
23 votes
23 votes
A paper company needs to ship paper to a large printing business. The paper will be

shipped in small boxes and large boxes. Each small box of paper weighs 50 pounds
and each large box of paper weighs 80 pounds. A total of 19 boxes of paper were
shipped weighing 1280 pounds altogether. Determine the number of small boxes
shipped and the number of large boxes shipped.

User Thijs Feryn
by
3.0k points

1 Answer

14 votes
14 votes

Answer:

16 boxes large

Explanation:

if the weigth is 1280 wilhich means its 1280÷80 =16

User Wickund
by
2.6k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.