Question

2 points6. Which system of questions can be used to find the number of smallboxes, x, and the number of large boxes, y, on the pallet?*Small boxes and large boxes are stacked together on a pallet.The total number of boxes is 10.• The small boxes weigh 5 pound each.The large boxes weigh 12 pounds each.The total weight of the boxes is 78 pounds.O a. x + y = 7 and 5x + 12y = 10b. x + y = 10 and 5x + 12y = 10Ο Ο Ο ΟC. X + y = 10 and 5x + 12y = 78O d. x + y = 78 and 5x + 12y = 78

Answer 1

Let x be the number of small boxes and y be the number of large boxes. Then, for the first statement, we can write

`x+y=10`

For the second statement, we can write

`5x+12y=78`

Then, the answer is option C.