Sean and his family chartered a fishing boat for the day. Sean caught a blue marlin and an amberjack. The weight of the blue mar

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lin was 12 times as great as the weight of the amberjack. The combined weight of both fish was 273 pounds. How much did each fish weigh?

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alukav5142 [94] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-31T22:36:59+03:00

Answer: The weight of blue marlin= 252 pounds

The weight of amber-jack = 21 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the weight of blue marlin and y be the weigh of amber-jack.

According to the give question , we have the following system of equations :

$x=12y------------(1)\\\\x+y=273----------(2)$

Substitute the value of x from equation (1) in (2), we get

$12y+y=273\\\\ 13y=273$

Divide both sides by 13 , we get

y= 21

Put value of y in (1), we get

$x=12(21)=252$

Hence, the weight of blue marlin= 252 pounds

The weight of amber-jack = 21 pounds