Question

I load of bricks is twice as heavy as a load of sticks the total weight of four loads of bricks and four loads of sticks is 771 kilograms what is the total weight of one load of bricks and three loads of sticks

Answer 1

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Answer:

321.25 kg

Explanation:

The given relations are ...

b = 2s

4b +4s = 771

Substituting for b, we have ...

4(2s) +4s = 771

12s = 771

s = 64.25

b = 2s = 128.50

Then the weight of interest is ...

b +3s = 128.50 +3(64.25) = 321.25 . . . . kg