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a paper company needs to ship paper to a large printing business. the paper will be shipped in small boxes and large boxes. each small box of paper weighs 50 pounds and each large box of paper weighs 80 pounds. a total of 28 boxes of paper were shipped weighing 1850 pounds altogether

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On solving the provided question we can say that, 8 tiny boxes total were shipped and 13 huge boxes were dispatched.

What is equation?

A formula is a statement that the values ​​of two expressions are equal. The formula essentially says that two things are equal. An equals sign or '=' indicates that. 8+2=12-2 is an example equation. According to the above formula, the left side of the formula is equal to the right side. So the equation is the statement "this is equal to that".

Let x represent the quantity of tiny boxes, and y represent the quantity of large boxes.

21 cartons in all were despatched, according to the first statement.

Equation 1 is as follows:

[tex]x+y=21[/tex]

For the equation's solution, use the substitution approach.

x's value being entered into equation 2

[tex]25(21-y) +70y =1110 \\ 525-25y+70y = 1110\\ 45y = 585\\ Y=13[/tex]

x+13 = 21

X = 8

8 tiny boxes total were shipped.

13 huge boxes were despatched.

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