Question 737467
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the average male blue whale weighs 16 times the weight of the average African elephant. 
two elephants and a blue whale together would weigh 135 tons. how much does the average male blue wale weigh?
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    x + x + 16x = 135  tons

      18x       = 135

        x       = 135/18 = 7.5  tons

16x = 16*7.5 =  120 tons.    <U>ANSWER</U>
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