SOLUTION: Cole went fishing with his brother. His brother caught 12 times as many pounds of fish than Cole. The combined weight of the catch was 273 lbs. What was the total weight of Cole

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Question 1167525: Cole went fishing with his brother. His brother caught 12 times as many pounds of fish than Cole. The combined weight of the catch was 273 lbs. What was the total weight of Cole's brother’s catch?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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c Cole
b Brother of Cole
Assuming you mean, "12 times as many pounds as,"
system%28b=12c%2Cc%2Bb=273%29

c=273-b
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b=12%28273-b%29
b=273%2A12-12b
13b=273%2A12
highlight%28b=252%29