SOLUTION: Problem Page A fruit company delivers its fruit in two types of boxes: large and small. A delivery of 8 large boxes and 3 small boxes has a total weight of 163 kilograms. A delive

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Question 1149962: Problem Page
A fruit company delivers its fruit in two types of boxes: large and small. A delivery of 8 large boxes and 3 small boxes has a total weight of 163 kilograms. A delivery of 2 large boxes and 5 small boxes has a total weight of 96 kilograms.
How much does each type of box weigh?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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system%288x%2B3y=163%2C2x%2B5y=96%29

system%288x%2B3y=163%2C8x%2B20y=384%29

E2-E1:
17y=221
y=13
continue to solve for x.