Question

A publisher needs to send many books to a local book retailer, and will send the books in a combination of small and large boxes. Each small box can hold 20 books and each large box can hold 45 books. How many books could be shipped using 5 small boxes and 7 large boxes? How many books could be shipped using s s small boxes and l l large boxes?

Answer 1

Answer:

a, $Books = 315$

b, $Total = 20s + 45l$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Small\ Box = 20$

$Large\ Box = 45$

Solving (a): Books using 5 small and 7 large boxes;

This is calculated as follows

$Books = Size * quantity$

For Small box

$Books = 20 * 5$

$Books = 100$

For large box:

$Books = 45 * 7$

$Books = 315$

$Total = 100 + 315$

$Total = 415\ books$

Solving (b): s small and l large

We use the same concept as (a) above:

For Small Box

$Books = 20 * s$

$Books = 20s$

For large box

$Books = 45 * l$

$Books = 45l$

$Total = 20s + 45l$