Question

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A paper company needs to ship paper to a large printing business. The paper will be shipped in small boxes and large boxes. The volume of each small box is 7 cubic feet, and the volume of each large box is 20 cubic feet. There were 8 more small boxes shipped than large boxes and the total volume of all boxes was 245 cubic feet. Determine the number of small boxes shipped and the number of large boxes shipped.

Answer 1

15 small boxes and 7 large boxes

Explanation:

Lets say the number of large boxes is x. So the number of small boxes is x+8.

So large boxes are total of 20(x) so 20x. This means small= 7(x+8) so 7x+56.

Add them up to get: 20x+7x+56=245, the total.

20x+7x+56=245

27x=189 so x=7

So number of small boxes is 15 and large is 7.

Answer 2

15 small boxes, 7 large boxes.

Hope this helps!

Explanation:

15 small boxes is a total of 105 cubic feet while 7 large boxes have a total of 140 cubic feet. 15 small boxes is 8 more than 7 large boxes.