Malco weighs 42 more pounds than Peter the sum of their Weights is 286 pounds how much does Peter way

Mathematics

2 answers:

Travka [436]2 years ago

7 0

122
286-42=144
144\2=122
122(peter)+164(malco)=286(total weight)

masya89 [10]2 years ago

3 0

So, let's establish some variables:

P = Peter
M = Malco = P + 42

Now let us establish an equation to find for P:
268 = P + P + 42
268 = 2P + 42
268 - 42 = 2P
226 = 2P
226 / 2 = P
113 = P

Now to find for M:
P + M = 268
113 + M = 268
M = 268 - 113
M = 155

Answer:
Peter = 113 pounds
Malco = 155 pounds

Hope it helped,

BiologiaMagister

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