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Math problem for only the smartest :)?

There are 3 chickens.

Chickens A and B weigh - 6.1

Chickens B and C weigh - 10.6

Chickens A and C weigh - 8.5

How much does each chicken weigh?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    to find out how much each chicken weights, first set up what you know

    a+b=6.1

    a+c=8.5

    b+c=10.6

    to find the weight of chicken "a" you write

    ((a+b)+(a+c))-(b+c))/2=

    then you replace with

    ((6.1)+(8.5))-(10.6))/2=2

    and there you go all you have to do now is simple subtracting

    2 + b = 6.1 which mean that b is 6.1 minus 2 which is 4.1

    4.1 + c = 10.6 which mean that c is 10.6 minus 4.1 which is 6.5

    so

    a = 2

    b= 4.1

    c= 6.5

  • 1 decade ago

    Sum of left side=2A +2B +2C

    Sum of right side=25.2

    2A+2B+2C =2(A+B+C) =25.2

    A+B+C=12.6

    12.6-6.1=6.5 chicken C

    12.6-10.6=2 chicken A

    12.6 -8.5 =4.1 chicken B

  • 1 decade ago

    a weighs 3.05

    b weighs 7.1

    c weiths 1.4

  • 1 decade ago

    A is 2 B is 4,1 C is 6,5

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  • 1 decade ago

    i have no idea. whats the answer?

    i thought i was good at math until i hit this question. im in algrebra two honors lol

  • 1 decade ago

    A = 2

    B = 4.1

    C = 6.5

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    A + B = 6.1

    B + C = 10.6

    A + C = 8.5

    A = 6.1 - B

    A = 8.5 - C

    ∴ 6.1 - B = 8.5 - C

    B = 10.6 - C ∴ 6.1 - (10.6 - C) = 8.5 - C

    6.1 - 10.6 + C = 8.5 - C

    -4.5 + C = 8.5 - C

    2C = 13

    C = 6.5

    B = 10.6 - C = 10.6 - 6.5 = 4.1

    A = 8.5 - C = 8.5 - 6.5 = 2

    ∴ A = 2, B = 10.6, and C = 6.5

  • 1 decade ago

    i tried

    i'm doing something similar in geometry right now but not exactly

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