Question

at the per 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? complete the bar model.write an equation and solve

Answer 1

A) Dd + Ld = 84

B) Dd = 5*Ld

B) -Dd +5 * Ld = 0 Then adding A) and B)

6 * Ld = 84

Leah's Dog = 14 pounds

Darlene's Dog = 84 -14 = 70 pounds

Answer 2

Darlene’s dog weighed 67.2

Leah’s dog weighed 16.8