87 kg of potatoes are distributed in two boxes. One box weighs 11 kg less than the other one. How many kilograms of potatoes does the lighter box contain?

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JohnSmith · Answer 1 · 2023-01-14T03:00:08+0000

So you have two boxes, x and y, and one box has 11kg less, you can represent it as y=x+11. Now you have a equation
x+y=87
x+11+x=87
2x=76
x=38
y=38+11=49

X is the lighter box and has 38kg

87 kg of potatoes are distributed in two boxes. One box weighs 11 kg less than the other one. How many kilograms of potatoes does the lighter box contain?

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