SOLUTION: 1. Jenny has 8 moving boxes that she can use to pack for Sacred Heart College. Each box can hold 15 pound of clothing or 60 pounds of books. If Jenny is moving 255 pounds, how ma

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Question 1156702: 1. Jenny has 8 moving boxes that she can use to pack for Sacred Heart College. Each box can hold 15 pound of clothing or 60 pounds of books. If Jenny is moving 255 pounds, how many boxes of each type are there?

Answer by ikleyn(52909) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let B = # boxes of books.


Then the number of boxes with clothing is (8-B).


For the total pounds you have this equation


    60*B + 15*(8-B) = 255.


From this equation

    B = %28255-15%2A8%29%2F%2860-15%29 = 3.


ANSWER.  3 boxes of books, and the rest, 8-3 = 5 boxes for clothing.

Solved.