The weight of John is 160 pounds and weight of Sally is 100 pounds.
<em><u>Explanation</u></em>
Suppose, the weight of John is
pounds and the weight of Sally is
pound.
Given that, the sum of their weight is 20 pounds more than four times the difference between their weights. So, the first equation will be....

Also given that, twice sally's weight is 40 pounds more than john's weight. So, the second equation will be.....

Simplifying equation (1) we will get....

Solving equation (2) for
itself......

Now substituting this
into equation (3) in place of
, we will get.....

Plugging
into
.....

So, the weight of John is 160 pounds and weight of Sally is 100 pounds.