Question

#6 - Dan, Joe, and Bill are being weighed for a competition but don't want to 10

be weighed alone. Dan and Joe together weigh 226 pounds, Joe and Bill
together weigh 210 pounds and Dan and Bill together weigh 200 pounds.
How much does Joe weigh?

Answer 1

j= 118 pounds

Explanation:

d+j = 226 d = 226-j

j+b = 210 b = 210 - j

d+b = 200 Sub in the values above

226-j + 210 -j = 200

- 2j = -236

j = 118 pounds