SOLUTION: Three chickens were weighed in pairs; the fist pair weighed in at 10.6 kg, the second pair weighed in at 8.5 kg, and the third pair weighed in at 6.1kg. How much would the scale r
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Question 185170: Three chickens were weighed in pairs; the fist pair weighed in at 10.6 kg, the second pair weighed in at 8.5 kg, and the third pair weighed in at 6.1kg. How much would the scale read if all three chickens were weighed at the same time? How many kilograms does each chicken weigh? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Three chickens were weighed in pairs; the first pair weighed in at 10.6 kg,
the second pair weighed in at 8.5 kg, and the third pair weighed in at
6.1kg. How much would the scale read if all three chickens were weighed
at the same time? How many kilograms does each chicken weigh?
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Three chickens that weigh: x, y, z
:
x+y = 10.6
y = (10.6-x)
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x+z = 8.5
z = (8.5-x)
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y+z = 6.1
y = (6.1-z)
substitute (8.5-x) for z
y = 6.1 - (8.5-x)
y = 6.1 - 8.5 + x
y = (x - 2.4)
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In the 1st equation, substitute (x-2.4) for y
x + (x-2.4) = 10.6
2x = 10.6 + 2.4
2x = 13
x =
x = 6.5 lb is the 1st chicken
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6.5 + y = 10.6
y = 10.6 - 6.5
y = 4.1 lb is the 2nd chicken
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z = 8.5 - x
z = 8.5 - 6.5
z = 2 lb is the 3rd chicken
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Total; 6.5 + 4.1 + 2 = 12.6 lb
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