SOLUTION: A delivery truck arrives at the Robert's store with 8 small boxes and 5 large boxes. The total charge for the boxes, without the tax and delivery charges, is 184 pesos. A large box
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Question 507473: A delivery truck arrives at the Robert's store with 8 small boxes and 5 large boxes. The total charge for the boxes, without the tax and delivery charges, is 184 pesos. A large box cost 3 pesos more than a small box. What is the cost of each box?
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A delivery truck arrives at the Robert's store with 8 small boxes and 5 large boxes. The total charge for the boxes, without the tax and delivery charges, is 184 pesos. A large box cost 3 pesos more than a small box. What is the cost of each box?
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Let x = cost (pesos) of small box
then
x+3 = cost (pesos) of large box
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8x + 5(x+3) = 184
8x + 5x+15 = 184
13x+15 = 184
13x = 169
x = 13 pesos (small box)
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Large box:
x+3 = 13+3 = 16 pesos
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