SOLUTION: Smith packed 8 apples into each basket and 20 apples into each box. If 560 apples were packed into 46 baskets and boxes altogether, find the greatest number of boxes that he had.

Question 742423: Smith packed 8 apples into each basket and 20 apples into each box. If 560 apples were packed into 46 baskets and boxes altogether, find the greatest number of boxes that he had.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let x = the number of baskets
Let y = the number of boxes

   

That becomes the system:



Solve that system by substitution and get 30 baskets and 16 boxes.

Edwin

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