14) Marty weighs 64

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Blababa [14]2 years ago

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Answer:

Nathan weighs 12 more pounds than Marty.

Step-by-step explanation:

If Marty weighs 64 pounds and Nathan weighs 76 pounds, we can subtract the weight of Marty from Nathan to get our answer.

$76-64=12$

In case Nathan was actually 476 pounds, the answer would be 412.

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1. Using a graphing calculator.

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