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Chloe is moving two boxes of books. The first box weighs 20 pounds more than half the weight of the second. If the two boxes combined weight 110 pounds, what is the weight, in pounds, of the second box?
(A) 20
(B) 40
(C) 50
(D) 60
(E) 90
(A) 20
(B) 40
(C) 50
(D) 60
(E) 90
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Chloe is moving two boxes of books. The first box weighs 20 pounds more than half the weight of the second. If the two boxes combined weight 110 pounds, what is the weight, in pounds, of the second box?
(A) 20
(B) 40
(C) 50
(D) 60
(E) 90
(A) 20
(B) 40
(C) 50
(D) 60
(E) 90
Let F and S be weight of first and second box, so the relation is
F = 20 + S/2 and F + S = 110.
Solving for S, gives S = 60.
Answer is D) 60
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