The sugar sweet company will choose from two companies to transport its sugar to market. The first company $3743 to rent trucks plus an additional fee of $225.75 for each ton of sugar. The second company charges $5500 to rent trucks plus an additional fee of $100.25 for each ton of sugar.

14 tons of sugar

Step-by-step explanation:

3743 + 225.75s = 5500 + 100.25s. Solve for "s" and you get the answer.

exa:

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3+11

14

step-by-step explanation:

from this example, we can see that subtracting with integers is the same as adding the opposite. we can solve using a number line or by using the saying "keep, change, change" to us solve. it is important to remember that we can subtract a negative and end up with a larger number than we started with.