To find the weight of each box of books, we need to subtract Lionel's weight from the maximum weight of the elevator.
Maximum weight of the elevator: 2,000 pounds
Lionel's weight: 170 pounds
Weight capacity of the boxes: 2,000 pounds - 170 pounds = 1830 pounds
Since each box weighs the same, each box can weigh up to 1830 pounds / 10 boxes = <<1830/10=183>>183 pounds. Answer: \boxed{183}.
Lionel is loading boxes of books into an elevator to move to the 35th floor of an office building. There are 10 boxes of books, and Lionel wants to make sure he is not exceeding the maximum weight of the elevator, which is 2,000 pounds. Lionel weighs 170 pounds. If each box of books weighs the same amount, how much can each box weigh? Solve this problem and then the solution .(1 point)
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