document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=135048>Question 135048</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boy and his sister took it in turns to stand on a weighing machine with their pet dog. The brother and sister together weighed 85kg. The boy and the dog weighed 60.5kg. The girl and the dog weighed 49.5kg. Find the weighed in kilograms of the brother, the sister and their pet dog. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #98878 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=98878\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x+y=85 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+d=60.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+d=49.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y+2d=110<BR>\n" );
document.write( "seeing as x+y=85 we now replave (x=y) with 85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "85+2d=110<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2d=110-85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2d=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=25/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=12.5 kg. is the weight of the dog.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+12.5=60.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=60.5-12.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=48 kg for the boy.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+12.5=49.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=49.5-12.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=37 kg for the sister.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "proofs:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48+37=85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "85=85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48+12.5=60.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "37+12.5=49.5<BR>\n" );
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