document.write( "Question 737467: the average male blue whale weighs 16 times the weight of the average African elephant. two elephants and a blue whale together would weigh 135 tons. how much does the average male blue wale weigh?
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document.write( "    x + x + 16x = 135  tons\r\n" );
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document.write( "      18x       = 135\r\n" );
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document.write( "        x       = 135/18 = 7.5  tons\r\n" );
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document.write( "16x = 16*7.5 =  120 tons.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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