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Bill's weight is 4
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Bill's weight is 4
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Question 222928: Hello, I have a hard time figuring out how to set word problems into number problems. I was wondering if you could help. Here's the problem I'm struggling with:
Bill's weight is 48 kilograms. This is 10 kilograms more than one half of his father's weight. What is his father's weight ?
My problem isn't the solving of equations, I just can't set up the problem correctly.
Thank you so much for your time and help. Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Bill's weight is 48 kilograms. This is 10 kilograms more than one half of his father's weight.
What is his father's weight?
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Write an equation for each statement:
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"Bill's weight is 48 kilograms."
b = 48
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"This is 10 kilograms more than one half of his father's weight."
b = .5f + 10
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What is his father's weight?
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We can replace b with 48
48 = .5f + 10
