SOLUTION: A box of chocolates contain square chocolates, which weigh 10 g each, and round chocolates, which weigh 8 g each. The combined weigh of all the chocolates is 210 g. The number of r

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Question 1012126: A box of chocolates contain square chocolates, which weigh 10 g each, and round chocolates, which weigh 8 g each. The combined weigh of all the chocolates is 210 g. The number of round chocolates is 3 less than twice the number of square chocolates. Right 2 linear pars
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Let +a+ = number of square chocolates
Let +b+ = number of round chocolates
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(1) +10a+%2B+8b+=+210+
(2) +b+=+2a+-+3+