SOLUTION: Tommy is 45 pounds plus a third of his weight. How much does Tommy weigh?

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Question 1029324: Tommy is 45 pounds plus a third of his weight. How much does Tommy weigh?
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Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Plus a third of whose weight?
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Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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Tommy is 45 pounds plus a third of his weight. How much does Tommy weigh?
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The condition means that 45 pounds is/are 2%2F3 of the Tommy's weight.

Then 1%2F3 is 45%2F2 = 22.5 pounds, and the weight under the question is three times this: 3*22.5 = 67.5 pounds.