SOLUTION: One turkey weighs 3 pounds less than twice another. If the heavier turkey weights 29 pounds, how much does the lighter turkey weigh?
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Question 178858: One turkey weighs 3 pounds less than twice another. If the heavier turkey weights 29 pounds, how much does the lighter turkey weigh?
Answer by EMStelley(208) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's call the other turkey's weight w. Then "one turkey weighs 3 pounds less than twice another" is like saying that turkey weighs 2w-3. The assumption has to be made that the heavier turkey is 2w-3, so
2w-3=29
2w=32
w=16
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