Question

WILL GIVE MEDAL PLEASE HELP!

A fruit company delivers its fruit in two types of boxes: large and small. A delivery of 2 large boxes and 5 small boxes has a total weight of 67 kilograms. A delivery of 8 large boxes and 3 small boxes has a total weight of 166 kilograms. How much does each type of box weigh?

Answer 1

You would use linear algebra to solve this problem (or as you may be more familiar with, a system of equations)

Answer 2

Let L and s be the individual box weight of each Large and small box respectively.
\[\{2 L+5 s=67,8 L+3 s=166\} \]Solve the equations above for L and s.
L is not an integral number of weight units. Unusual for a class room problem.