The following exercises are based on the Bait Box Puzzle, featured in an Ask Marilyn column in

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The following exercises are based on the “Bait Box Puzzle,” featured in an “Ask Marilyn” column in Parade Magazine.


Write an equation that describes the situation depicted in FIGURE B. Use the same three variables used in Exercise 59. Then determine the total weight of the bait boxes in FIGURE B.image



Data from in Exercise 59


There are three kinds of bait boxes—those containing fish, those containing bugs, and those containing worms. Although the bait boxes look alike, each kind has a different weight. Use the information in FIGURE A to write a system of three equations, and solve it to determine the weight of each kind of bait box.


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Intermediate Algebra

ISBN: 9780134895987

13th Edition

Authors: Margaret Lial, John Hornsby, Terry McGinnis

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