SOLUTION: Caleb and Sergio stacked boxes on a shelf. Caleb lifted 14 boxes and Sergio lifted 12 boxes. The boxes that Sergio lifted each weighed 10 lb more than the boxes Caleb lifted. Le

Question 1187167: Caleb and Sergio stacked boxes on a shelf. Caleb lifted 14 boxes and Sergio lifted 12 boxes. The boxes that Sergio lifted each weighed 10 lb more than the boxes Caleb lifted.
Let c represent the weight of each box Caleb lifted.
Which expression represents the total number of pounds Sergio lifted?

10(c−12)
12(c+10)
c + 10
120c
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Number of boxes Caleb lifted =
Number of boxes Sergio lifted =
Weight of boxes Caleb lifted = lb
Weight of boxes Sergio lifted = lb
Total number of pounds Caleb lifted = Number of boxes Caleb lifted × Weight
of boxes Caleb lifted
=
=
Total number of pounds Sergio lifted =Number of boxes Sergio lifted × Weight of boxes Sergio lifted
=
Therefore, an expression to represents the total number of pounds Sergio lifted is

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