document.write( "Question 36742: When the melons were weighed in pairs each pair weighed more than 100 pounds.\r
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document.write( "smith's and jone's melons together weighed 110 pounds\r
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document.write( "jone's and Squash's melons together weighed 104 pounds\r
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document.write( "smith's and squash's melons together weighed 122 pounds\r
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document.write( "whose melon was the heaviest and how much did it weigh? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #22553 by checkley71(8403)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! SM+J=100 \n" ); document.write( "J+SQ=104 SUBTRACTING EQ #2 FROM EQ#1 WE GET \n" ); document.write( "--------- \n" ); document.write( "SM-SQ=-4 ADDING THIS TO EQ #3 WE GET \n" ); document.write( "SM+SQ=122 \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "2SM=118 OR SM=59 THEN SQ=122-59 OR SQ=63 & J+63=104 OR J=41 & 59+41=100 100=100\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "SM=59, SQ=63 & J=41. \n" ); document.write( " |