SOLUTION: 50 boxes with equal weights were loaded in a ship. 5 more boxes each weighing 105 kg were later added, making the average weight of all 55 boxes as 95 kg. the weight of each of th

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Question 940374: 50 boxes with equal weights were loaded in a ship. 5 more boxes each weighing 105 kg were later added, making the average weight of all 55 boxes as 95 kg. the weight of each of the 50 boxes first loaded is?

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28W%2B5%2A105%29%2F55=95
W%2B525=5225
W=4700
This is the total weight of the 50 boxes so each box weighs,
B=4700%2F50
B=94kg