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? complete the bar model. write an equation and solve

Answer 1

let x = Darlene's dog's weightlet y = Leah's dog's weight x = 5yx + y = 84 so, 5y + y = 84, which means 6y = 84 so, y = 84/6 = 14x = 5(14) = 70 Darlene's dog = 70 lbs, Leah's dog = 14 lbs.