SOLUTION: A warehouse manager is shipping an order made up of 2-pound and 5-pound bags of flour . The total weight of the order is 140 pounds . The equation below discribes this situation .

Question 288989: A warehouse manager is shipping an order made up of 2-pound and 5-pound bags of flour . The total weight of the order is 140 pounds . The equation below discribes this situation .
2x + 5y = 140
If the number of 2-pound bags ,x,is 30 , what is the number of 5-pound bags , y?
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