SOLUTION: Ernest works in the shipping department loading shipping crates with boxes. Each empty crate weighs 150 lb. How many boxes weighing 35 lb. can Ernest put in the crate if the total

Question 353449: Ernest works in the shipping department loading shipping crates with boxes. Each empty crate weighs 150 lb. How many boxes weighing 35 lb. can Ernest put in the crate if the total weight is to be 850 lb?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let number of crates be x
weight of empty crate = 150 pounds
each box weighs 35 pounds
total number of boxes = 35x
add weight of crate = 150
Total weight should be 850 lb
35x+150 = 850
35x=850-150
35x=700
x= 20 crates
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