SOLUTION: Manuel has a job transporting soft drinks by truck. His truck is filled with cans that weigh 14 ounces and bottles that weigh 70 ounces. There is a combined total of 940 cans and b

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Question 451064: Manuel has a job transporting soft drinks by truck. His truck is filled with cans that weigh 14 ounces and bottles that weigh 70 ounces. There is a combined total of 940 cans and bottles in his truck.
Letting x be the number of the 14 ounce cans in his truck, write an expression for the combined total weight (in ounces) of the cans and bottles in his truck.
Answer by rwm(914) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+b=940
14x+70b=w