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Dylan weighs 45 pounds. Use the expression you derived in part I to calculate how much more Bruce weighs than Alan.

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Given: 1) weight of Dylan= 45 pounds

2) weight of Alan= 3 pounds more than twice the weight of Dylan

3)weight of Bruce = 12 pounds less than three times the weight of

Dylan.

To Find: How much more does Bruce weighs than Alan .

Solution:

weight of Dylan= 45 pounds

weight of Alan= 3 pounds more than twice the weight of Dylan

= 3 + ( 2×45) pounds

= (3+ 90) pounds

= 93 pounds

weight of Bruce= 12 pounds less than three times the weight of Dylan

= (3× 45) - 12 pounds

= (135) - 12 pounds

= 123 pounds

therefore, the amount by which Bruce weighs more than Alan will be given by:

weight of Bruce - weight of Alan

= 123 pounds - 93 pounds

= 30 pounds

Hence, Bruce weighs 30 pounds more than Alan.

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