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To calculate:Find the total weight of the boxes of pecans in a shipment of 3 lb boxes of pecans and 2 lb boxes of walnuts. There were 24 fewer 2 lb boxes of walnuts than 3 lb boxes of pecans and the total weight of the shipment was 462 lb.
Weight per box * Number of boxes = Total Weight | |||
Pecans | ? | ? | ? |
Walnuts | ? | ? | ? |
Answer to Problem 3P
The total weight of the boxes of pecans is 306 pounds.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:There were 24 fewer 2 lb boxes of walnuts than 3 lb boxes of pecans and the total weight of the shipment was 462 lb.
Calculation:Let
Weight per box | Number of boxes | Total weight | |
Pecans | 3 |
|
|
Walnuts | 2 |
|
|
Total weight of the shipment was 462 lb, so we can write an equation
Now solving the above equation, we get
Total weight of pecans is
Conclusion:The total weight of the boxes of pecans is 306 pounds.
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