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Answer:
The weight of cat is <u>14 pounds</u> and the weight of kitten is <u>4 pounds</u>.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Callie has a new kitten. It can weigh 3 pounds less than half the weight of Callie‘s cat. Together the cat and kitten weigh 18 pounds.
Now, to find the weight of each animal:
Let the cat's weight be 
And the kitten weight = 
Total weight of cat and kitten = 18 pounds.
Now, to set an equation to get the weight of each animal:




<em>Multiplying both sides by 2 we get:</em>
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<em>Adding both sides by 6 we get:</em>
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<em>Dividing both sides by 3 we get:</em>
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<em>The weight of cat = 14 pounds.</em>
Substituting the value of
to get the kitten's weight:

<em>The kitten's weight = 4 pounds.</em>
Therefore, the weight of cat is 14 pounds and the weight of kitten is 4 pounds.
Answer:
to get x by itself so divide 5 by 2 and then add 7 to the other side
Step-by-step explanation:
2x-7=5
x-7=2.5
x=2.5+7
x=9.5