Let's say that y is the weight of the mother and x is the weight of the baby.
We know that the baby is 7437 pounds less than the mother, which means you need to add 7437 pounds to the baby's weight to get the mother's.
We can show it like this:
x+7437=y.
We know what the baby's weight is (1400 lbs), so just sub it in:
1400+7437=y
y=8837 lbs
The mom weighs 8837 pounds.
Let the number be n.
Then 3n+5 = n+40
Combining like terms, we get
2n = 35, and so n = 35/7, or 17 1/2.
Step-by-step explanation:
So I found the l.c.m which is 8 and I multiplied it by the numbers and then
The subtracted the both mixed numbers and I got an answer of 15/8
Answer:
I've had this debate with my friend so many times! In personal belief, I came to the conclusion that it would most likely be an icewing. Being that rain is a main component of ice, and ice is dominant over rain. My friend tried to say it would be a snowwing, and she wouldn't explain her reasoning.
The desired answer is probably that
2x + 1 = 67
is the equation that can be used to solve the problem. In this case, x represents the smallest integer.
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I like to work problems in consecutive integers by considering their average. Here, it is 67/2 = 33.5. The two consecutive integers whose average is 33.5 are 33 and 34, the solution to the problem. For this, the first equation applies, where x is the value halfway between the two integers. (This answer (2x=67) would likely get marked wrong by your computer grading system.)
