Question

One sandbox has 3.25 pounds of sand. You are filling the sandbox with a bucket that holds 5.25 pounds of sand. Another sandbox has 10.25 pounds of sand. Your brother is filling it with a bucket that holds 1.75 pounds of sand. How many buckets of sand will it take to have the same weight of sand in each sandbox?

Answer 1

Answer:

2 buckets

Step-by-step explanation:

Set up the equation as 5.25x + 3.25 = 1.75x + 10.25

Solve the equation by isolating the x to get x = 2.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is 2.

Step-by-step explanation:

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