SOLUTION: Watermelon A is 2 kg lighter than watermelon B and it weighs one fifth of the weight of watermelon C. Watermelon A and C together are 3 times as heavy as watermelon B. How heavy is

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Question 1142591: Watermelon A is 2 kg lighter than watermelon B and it weighs one fifth of the weight of watermelon C. Watermelon A and C together are 3 times as heavy as watermelon B. How heavy is each watermelon?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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WATERMELON          MASSES
A                    x
B                    x+2
C                    5x
A and C             x+5x=3(x+2)

Solve first, 6x=3%28x%2B2%29 and evaluate the other two expressions.