SOLUTION: Bully has a pail that contains 40 nails and weighs 175 grams. The same pail with 20 nails weighs 95 grams. How much does Bully's pail weigh with no nails in it? How much does each
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Question 896760: Bully has a pail that contains 40 nails and weighs 175 grams. The same pail with 20 nails weighs 95 grams. How much does Bully's pail weigh with no nails in it? How much does each nail weigh?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=mx+b
175=40m+b
95=20m+b
80=20m
m=4 grams per nail
b=15 grams for the pail
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