SOLUTION: Warm-up: David weighs one-and-a-half times as much as Maddie. Together they weigh 250 pounds. Find David and Maddie�s weights.

SOLUTION: Warm-up: David weighs one-and-a-half times as much as Maddie. Together they weigh 250 pounds. Find David and Maddie�s weights.

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Question 717327: Warm-up: David weighs one-and-a-half times as much as Maddie. Together they weigh 250 pounds. Find David and Maddie�s weights.
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.5x+x=250
2.5x=250
x=250/2.5
x=100 lbs Maddie
1.5x=150 lbs David
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