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document.write( "I own a large truck, and my neighbor owns four small trucks that are all identical. My truck can carry a load of at least $800$ pounds more than each of her trucks, but no more than $\frac{1}{3}$ of the total load her four trucks combined can carry. Based on these facts, what is the greatest load I can be sure that my large truck can carry, in pounds? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #776632 by greenestamps(13198)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "Let x be the number of pounds each of your neighbor's trucks can carry. Then the problem says \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Your neighbor's trucks can each carry 2400 pounds; yours can carry 2400+800 = 3200 pounds. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |