Question

Jane has three boxes she needs to ship. Box X weighs 33 kg more than Box Y and Box Z weighs 12 kg more than Box Y. She

measured the total weight of all the boxes and it was found to be 557 kg. Which equation can be used to find the weight, w of Box
Y?
A. 3w – 152 = 552
B. W – 24. = 502
C. 3w + 15z = 553
D. W + 222 = 482

Answer 1

`3w+45=557`

Explanation:

Let the weight of box Y be w kg.

Box X weighs 33 kg more than Box Y, then the weight of box X is

`w+33` kg.

Box Z weighs 12 kg more than Box Y, then the weight of box Z is

`w+12` kg.

The total weight of all boxes is

`w+(w+33)+(w+12)=w+w+33+w+12=3w+45` kg

Jane measured the total weight of all the boxes and it was found to be 557 kg, therefore,

`3w+45=557`

or

`3w=512`