A fruit company delivers its fruit in two types of boxes: large and small. A delivery of 3 large boxes and 5 small boxes has a total weight of125 kilograms. A delivery of 9 large boxes and 7 small boxes has a total weight of 265 kilograms. How much does each type of box weigh?
Try setting variables for large and small boxes
Let large boxes be X
and small boxes be Y
3x + 5y = 125
9x + 7y = 265
Then solve