Answer:
Weight of dog: 34 pounds,
Weight of cat: 12 pounds.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let d represent weight of dog and c represent weight of cat.
We have been given that a dog weighs two pounds less than three times the weight of a cat.
3 times weight of cat: 3c
We can represent the given information in an equation as: d=3c -2...1
We are also told that the dog also weights twenty-two more pounds than the cat. We can represent the given information in an equation as:
d=c+22...(2)
3c-2=c+22--->c=12
Therefore subsitute c=12 in equation 2
d=+22
d=12+22
d=34
Therefore, the weight of dog is 34 pounds.
