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2 years ago

Three friends fill bags with trash at a neighborhood cleanup. Randall's bag weighs

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2 answers:

BabaBlast [244]2 years ago

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Answer:

Randall picks up 68 pounds

Seth picks up 40 pounds

Joanna picks up 52 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us make an equation in x to find it

∵ Randall's bag weighs 3x - 7 pounds

∵ Joanna's bag weighs 2x + 2 pounds

∵ Seth's bag weighs 2x - 10 pounds

∵ Randall's and Joanna's bags weigh 3 times as much as Seth's bag

- That means add Randall's bag and Joanna's bag and equate

the sum by 3 times Seth's bag

∵ Randall's bag + Joanna's bag = 3(Seth's bag)

∴ (3x - 7) + (2x + 2) = 3(2x - 10)

- Simplify the two sides

∴ (3x + 2x) + (-7 + 2) = 3(2x) - 3(10)

∴ 5x + (-5) = 6x - 30

∴ 5x - 5 = 6x - 30

- Add 5 to both sides

∴ 5x = 6x - 25

- Subtract 6x from both sides

∴ -x = -25

- Divide both sides by -1

∴ x = 25

Substitute x by 25 in the weight of each bag

∵ Randall's bag weighs = 3(25) - 7 = 75 - 7

∴ Randall's bag weighs = 68 pounds

∵ Seth's bag weighs = 2(25) - 10 = 50 - 10

∴ Seth's bag weighs = 40 pounds

∵ Joanna's bag weighs = 2(25) + 2 = 50 + 2

∴ Joanna's bag weighs = 52 pounds

liq [111]2 years ago

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Answer: What is the

Step-by-step explanation:

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