document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=658445>Question 658445</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3boys work on a farm . They decide to weigh themselves, the scale begins at100kg and no boy weighs more than 100kg. They weigh themselves in pairs and found these amounts. Jamal was sure he weighed the most.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hector+Simon=132kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simon+Jamal=151kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jamal+hector =137kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What did each boy weigh using equations show answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I can't figure this out to help my daughter, please help!!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hector+Simon=132kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simon+Jamal=151kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jamal+hector =137kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What did each boy weigh using equations show answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I can't figure this out to help my daughter, please help!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Hector’s, Simon’s, and Jamal’s weights be H, S, and J, respectively<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then: H + S = 132 ------ eq (i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S + J = 151 ------ J + S = 151 ------ eq (ii)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J + H = 137 ---- H + J = 137 ----- eq (iii)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H – J = - 19 -------- Subtracting eq (ii) from eq (i) ---- eq (iv)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2H = 118 ------- Adding eqs (iv) & (iii)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H, or Hector’s weight = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=118%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"118%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2859%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2859%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > kg\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "59 + S = 132 ------ Susbstituting 59 for H in eq (i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S = 132 - 59<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S, or Simon’s weight = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2873%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2873%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > kg\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J + 73 = 151 ----- Substituting 73 for S in eq (ii)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = 151 – 73<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J, or Jamal’s weight = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2878%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2878%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > kg\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "With Jamal at 78 kg, he’s definitely the heaviest of the three.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do the check, I'm sure!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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