SOLUTION: A delivery truck is transporting boxes of two sizes: large and small. The combined weight of a large box and a small box is 65 pounds. The truck is transporting 50 large bo

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Question 1160645: A delivery truck is transporting boxes of two sizes: large and small. The combined weight of a large box and a small box is
65
pounds. The truck is transporting
50
large boxes and
65
small boxes. If the truck is carrying a total of
3550
pounds in boxes, how much does each type of box weigh?

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A delivery truck is transporting boxes of two sizes: large and small. The combined weight of a large box and a small box is 65 pounds. The truck is transporting 50 large boxes and 65 small boxes.
If the truck is carrying a total of 3550 pounds in boxes, how much does each type of box weigh?
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Use L and S for large and small.
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L + S = 65
50L + 65S = 3550
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Can you do the rest?