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Question

At the pet fair, Darlene's dog weighed 5 times as much as Leah's dog. Together the dogs weighed 84 pounds. How much did each dog weigh?

Answer 1

Let's say Leah's dog weighed x pounds

 

So, Darlene's dog weighed 5x pounds

 

x + 5x = 84 (total weight of both dogs)

 

6x = 84

 

x = 14

 

Leah's dog weighed 14 lbs and Darlene's dog weighed 5x = 5 * 14 = 70 lbs