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A delivery truck is transporting boxes of two sizes: large and small. The large boxes weigh 45 pounds each, and the small boxes weigh 20 pounds each. There are 135 boxes in all. If the truck is carrying a total of 4450 pounds in boxes, how many of each type of box is it carrying?

A delivery truck is transporting boxes of two sizes: large and small. The large boxes-example-1
User Trey
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Answer:

45 - big boxes, 200 - small boxes

Explanation:

45 x 10 = 450

200 x 20 = 4000

Total = 4,450

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