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A mail gardening equipment business shipped 119 packages in one day. Customers are charged 4.50 for each standard delivery package and $9.00 for each express delivery package. Total shipping charges for the day were $720. How many of each package were shipped. There were _ standard delivery packages and_ express delivery packages shipped
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Answer to a math question A mail gardening equipment business shipped 119 packages in one day. Customers are charged 4.50 for each standard delivery package and $9.00 for each express delivery package. Total shipping charges for the day were $720. How many of each package were shipped. There were _ standard delivery packages and_ express delivery packages shipped
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Let's assume the number of standard delivery packages shipped is x y
We know two things:
1. The total number of packages shipped is 119, thereforex + y = 119
2. The total shipping charges for the day were720, therefore
Solving the system of equations:
From equation (1):
x = 119 - y
Substitutex
4.50(119 - y) + 9y = 720
535.50 - 4.50y + 9y = 720
4.50y = 184.50
y = 41
Substitutey
x = 119 - 41
x = 78
Therefore, there were 78 standard delivery packages and 41 express delivery packages shipped.
\boxed{78 \text{ standard delivery packages and } 41 \text{ express delivery packages shipped}}
We know two things:
1. The total number of packages shipped is 119, therefore
2. The total shipping charges for the day were
Solving the system of equations:
From equation (1):
Substitute
Substitute
Therefore, there were 78 standard delivery packages and 41 express delivery packages shipped.
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