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  • 01-12-2018
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Justin weighs 15 pounds less than Greg weighs. Half of Greg’s weight is 75 pounds less than Justin’s weight. How much does each of them weigh?

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ivana2103
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  • 01-12-2018
Lets take Gregs weight as “x”. This means that Justins weight is x-15, and x/2 = (x-15)-75.

If we take that last equation, lets combine like terms:

x/2 = x - 15 - 75
x/2 = x - 90
Now multiply both sides by 2 to get rid of the fraction
x = 2x - 180
Subtract 2x from both sides
x - 2x = -180
-x = -180
x = 180 — this is Gregs weight

Justins weight is x-15, so 180-15, which is 165 pounds. Hope this helped.
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