Question

A box, containing 25 bolts and 25 washers, has a mass of 475 g. Another box, containing 17 bolts and 34 washers, has a mass of 442 g. Determine the mass of one bolt and the mass of one washer

Answer 1

bolts=12g and washers=7 g

Explanation:

honestly, i tried to solve this by hand and made an error somewhere, but i set up two equations, then tried to use elimintation to solve for one variable. but in the end i went to my trusty calculator and created a matrix, then used the rref math to solve. sorry i couldnt be of more help