A machine makes large boxes or small boxes, one at a time, for a total of 700 minutes each day. It takes the machine 10 minutes to make a large box or 5 minutes to make a small box. Which equation represents the possible number of large boxes, $x$, and small boxes, $y$, the machine can make each day?

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Mashaal Masha

Mar 24, 2024

A machine makes large boxes or small boxes, one at a time, for a total of 700 minutes each day. It takes the machine 10 minutes to make a large box or 5 minutes to make a small box. Which equation represents the possible number of large boxes, $x$, and small boxes, $y$, the machine can make each day?

Difficulty: Easy

A:

$5x+10y=700$

B:

$10x+5y=700$

C:

\((x+y)(10+5)=700\)

D:

$(10+x)(5+y)=700$

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