Question

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

Answer 1

let a box be( x) and b box be (y)
1 ton -1000 kg
10 ton- 10000 kg
according to 1 condition
x+ y =10000
according 2 condition
150 x