SOLUTION: A boat weighs 1500 lb more than its motor and 1900 lb more than its trailer. Together the boat and motor weigh five times as much as the trailer. The answer is 2666 &2/3 lb, HOW
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Question 276243: A boat weighs 1500 lb more than its motor and 1900 lb more than its trailer. Together the boat and motor weigh five times as much as the trailer. The answer is 2666 &2/3 lb, HOW?!?!
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the weight of the boat. The motor weighs 1500 lbs less than that, so: 
. The trailer is 1900 lbs less, so: 
.
The sum of the boat and the motor is:
5 times the trailer:
\ =\ 5x\ -\ 9500)
So:
Solve for
John
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