Question

What is the weight of Jim's dog? Jim's dog is

Answer 1

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The relationship between weight of Jim's dog and John's dog is shown below.

a. Calculate the weight of John's dog?

b. Calculate the difference in weight of both dogs?

Solution:

a. Weight of John's Dog

Given

Represent John's dog with J and Jim's dog with D

$J = 16.23\ lb$

From the attachment, we can see that.

$D = \frac{1}{3} * J$

$D = \frac{1}{3}J$

To solve for D, substitute 16.23 for J

$D = \frac{1}{3} * 16.23$

$D = 5.41$

Hence: Jim's Dog is 5.41lb

b. Difference in Weight

Difference is calculated as thus:

$Difference = J - D$

$Difference = 16.23 - 5.41$

$Difference = 10.82$