document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=353449>Question 353449</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #252545 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=252545\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let number of crates be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "weight of empty crate = 150 pounds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "each box weighs 35 pounds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total number of boxes = 35x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add weight of crate = 150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total weight should be 850 lb\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "35x+150 = 850<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35x=850-150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35x=700<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 20 crates<BR>\n" );
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