2008 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 13
Problem 13
Mr. Harman needs to know the combined weight in pounds of three boxes he wants to mail. However, the only available scale is not accurate for weights less than pounds or more than
pounds. So the boxes are weighed in pairs in every possible way. The results are
,
and
pounds. What is the combined weight in pounds of the three boxes?
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