document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=515073>Question 515073</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Carol's cat weighs 2 pounds. Doug's dog weighs 14 pounds. Both pets are gaining <BR>\n" );
document.write( "about a pound a month. If they keep on gaining weight like that, the dog will soon weigh three times as much as the cat. How many pounds will the cat weigh then? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Dog = 14 lb\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let both gain x lb <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Dog + x)=3*(Cat+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14+x=3(2+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14+x=6+3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-3x=6-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x/-2=-8/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cat = 2lb + 4lb = 6 lbs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dog = 14lb + 4lb = 18 lbs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The cat wil weigh 6 pounds.\r<BR>\n" );
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