SOLUTION: A nutritionist finds that a large order of fries at Mcdonald's has more fat than a Mcdonald's quarter-pounder hamburger. The fries have 4 grams more than three times the amount of

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Question 1094763: A nutritionist finds that a large order of fries at Mcdonald's has more fat than a Mcdonald's quarter-pounder hamburger. The fries have 4 grams more than three times the amount of fat that the hamburger has. The difference in the fat content between the fries and the hamburger is 46 grams. Find the fat content of the hamburger and of the fries.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, quarterpounder
y, fries
system%28y=4%2B3x%2Cy-x=46%29
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4%2B3x-x=46
2x=46-4
x=21,quarterpounder
y=67,fries