Question

A paper company needs to ship paper to a large printing business. The paper will be shipped in small boxes and large boxes. The volume of each small box is 7 cubic feet and the volume of each large box is 13 cubic feet. A total of 26 boxes of paper were shipped with a combined volume of 254 cubic feet. Determine the number of small boxes shipped and the number of large boxes shipped.

There were


small boxes shipped and


large boxes shipped.

Answer 1

S+L = 26
7S + 13L = 254
Now solve for S and L.