A few days ago
Anonymous

Help??? plz help me?

can some PLEASE!! help me im completly stuck! thje question is, A pail eith 40 washers in it weighs 500 grams. the same pail with 20 washers weighs 420 grams. how much does the pail wiegh?? I am completly stuck plz plz plz help me!! THANX IN ADVANCE!!

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A few days ago
Alex

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340. 340 + 80 = 420, 340 + 80 x 2 = 500.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Weight of Pail = y

Weight of Washer = x

40x + y = 500

20x + y = 420

Subtract 20x from the bottom to get:

y = 420 – 20x

Plug-in (420 – 20x) for y to get:

40x + (420 – 20x) = 500

Simple Math:

20x + 420 = 500

20x = 80

x = 4

Plug-in 4 for x in either equation to get:

20(4) + y = 420

Simple Math:

y = 340

Therefore the Pail weighs 340 grams.

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