Question

There are two types of boxes containing mangoes. Each box of the larger type contains 4 more mangoes than the number of mangoes contained in 8 boxes of the smaller types. Each box has 100 mangoes. Find the number of mangoes contained in the smaller box.

Answer 1

12 mangoes

Explanation:

Two types of boxes contains mangoes

The larger box contain 4 mangoes than the number of mangoes that is present in 8 smaller box

Each of the box have a total of 100 mangoes

Let y represent the number of mangoes that is present in the smaller box

Therefore, the number of mangoes in the smaller box can be calculated as follows

8y + 4= 100

Collect the like terms

8y= 100-4

8y= 96

Divide both sides by the coefficient of y which is 8

8y/8= 96/8

y= 12

Hence the number of mangoes that is present in the smaller box is 12