Question

jill's fish weighs 8 times as much as her parakeet. together, the pets weigh 63 ounce. how much does the fish weigh?

Answer 1

1.       Jill’s fish weighs 8 times as much as her parakeet.
Together they weigh 63 ounce.
Find the weight of the fish.
=> Jill’s Fish = 8x
=> Parakeet = x
Equation:
=> 8x + x = 63
=> 9x = 63
=> 9x / 9 = 63 / 9
=> 7 ounce
Thus the weight of fish = 8(7)
=> 56 ounce
Which is 8 times as much as parakeet which is 7
=> 56 + 7 = 63 ounce