Question

two types of boxes A, B are to be placed in a truck having capacity of 10 tons.When 150 boxes of typeA and 100 t type of British are loaded in a truck, it weighs 10 tons.When. But when 260 boxes of type A are loaded in a truck, it can stil accommodate 40 boxes of type B, so that it is fully loaded.Find the weight of each type of box

Answer 1

150a + 100b = 10

260a + 40b = 10

Solve to get

a = 3/100 ton, b = 11/200 ton

Assuming 1 ton = 1000 kg

a = 30 kg, b = 55kg