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a delivry truck is transporiting boxes of two sizes large and small the combined weight of a large box and a small box is 65 pounds the truck transporting 55 large boxes and 65 small boxes if the truck is carrying a totall of 3774 pounds of boxes how much does each type of box way

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Answer: S = 20 lbs L = 45 lbs. Both answer have been rounded from below

Explanation:

L+S = 65 lbs

55L + 65S = 3774 lbs

55L+55S = (65)(55) = 3,575 lbs

10S = 199 lbs

S = 19.99 (round to 20)

L + S = 65

L + 19.99 = 65

L = 45.01 (round to 45)

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