Question

Lowe’s sells boxes of wrenches ($117) and hammers ($313). Howard ordered 34 boxes of wrenches and hammers for $8,682. How many boxes of each are in the order?

Answer 1

10 boxes of wrenches

24 boxes of hammers

Step-by-step explanation

Let the number of boxes of wrenches ordered be w

Let the number of boxes of hammers ordered be h

Total number of boxes ordered = 34

w + h = 34

Total cost of boxes ordered = 8682

117w + 313h = 8682

Now, we have a simultaneous equation

w + h = 34

117w + 313h 8682

Solving this equations simultaneously, we obtain that

w = 10

h = 24

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