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Help with me with my 1st graders math homework please?
Cho's cat and Jerry's kitten weigh 7 pounds in all. Jerry's kitten weighs 3 pounds less than Cho's cat. How much does the kitten weigh? Am I having a blonde moment or is this a misprint? Thank you!!!
Wow - thank you Marissa and info2know! Wish me luck trying to explain that to him. ;)
8 Answers
- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
The kitten weights 2lbs and the cat weighs 5lbs (5-3=2) (5+2=7)
Source(s): Math student - Anonymous8 years ago
The cho's cat weighs 5 pounds and Jerry's kitten weighs 2 pounds.
- 8 years ago
Kitten=Cat-3
Cat+Kitten=7
therefore, we sub in the first equation into the second
Cat+Cat-3=7
now we add 3 to both sides
Cat + Cat = 10
thus the Cat =5lb and since we know
Kitten=Cat-3
Kitten=5-3=2
to check we have 5+2=7
- Anonymous8 years ago
The other cat would be five pounds (5-3=2, 2+5=7). It took me a moment to understand also(:
