3. The Merchant’s Shipment
At first glance, you are bound to get a bit startled. However, the problem is rather simple to solve. The problem goes “A merchant can place eight large boxes or 10 small boxes into a carton for shipping. In one shipment, he sent a total of 96 boxes. If there are more large boxes than small boxes, how many cartons did he ship?” You will need help from pen and paper to solve this, but it is quite easy. The answer is 11 cartons. This is how and why, 11 cartons total 7 large boxes (7 X 8 = 56 boxes) 4 small boxes (4 X 10 = 40 boxes) 11 total cartons and 96 boxes.
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