Dan B.
asked • 05/18/18Math question help?
Heather has a job transporting soft drinks by truck. Her truck is filled with cans that weigh 14 ounces each and bottles that weigh 70 ounces each. There is a combined total of 860 cans and bottles in her truck.
Let x be the number of 14-ounce cans in her truck. Write an expression for the combined total weight (in ounces) of the cans and bottles in her truck
total weight in ounces=
Let x be the number of 14-ounce cans in her truck. Write an expression for the combined total weight (in ounces) of the cans and bottles in her truck
total weight in ounces=
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Jane X. answered • 05/18/18
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X: the number of cans, then 860-x is the number of bottles.
so the total weight in ounces =14x+70(860-x)=14x+60200-70x=60200-56x
Dan B.
so the equation is the answer? I tried to solve it but I couldnt.
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