SOLUTION: A contractor hires two trucking companies to haul 1600 tons of crushed stone for a highway construction project. The contracts state that one company is to haul four times as much

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Question 367340: A contractor hires two trucking companies to haul 1600 tons of crushed stone for a highway construction project. The contracts state that one company is to haul four times as much as the other. Find the amount hauled by each company.

Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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4X+X=1600
5X=1600
X=1600/5
X=320 TONS IS THE SMALL LOAD.
1600-320=1280 IS THE LARGER LOAD.
PROOF:
4*320+320=1600
1280+320=1600