A box holds 18 chocolates and has a gross mass of 310 g.Each chocolate weighs the same.When 8 chocolates have been eaten, the box and the remaining chocolates together have a ma…

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Jawwad Zakaria · Answer 1 · 2019-11-05T23:36:03+0000

Let
x-----------> the mass of each chocolate
y------------ the mass of the box

we know that
18x+y=310-----> equation 1
10x+y=210------> equation 2

using a graph tool
see the attached figure

the solution is
x=12.5 g-----> the mass of each chocolate
y=85 g-------> the mass of the box

the answer is
The mass of each chocolate is 12.5 g

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