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  • 01-04-2020
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Together the pets weighed 40 pounds but the dog is four times as much as the cat. How much did the dog weigh?

Together the pets weighed 40 pounds but the dog is four times as much as the cat How much did the dog weigh class=

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bhavya2vemuri
bhavya2vemuri bhavya2vemuri
  • 01-04-2020

Answer:

8 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

Let’s take d as dog and c as cat

So

D+c=40

And c=4d

Let’s substitute “c” as 4d

d+4d=40

5d=40

d=8

The dog weighs 8 pounds and cat weighs 2 pounds

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JadeGilbert44 JadeGilbert44
  • 01-04-2020
The correct answer is 8 pounds.
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