Answer: The weight of cat is 9.3 pounds.
Explanation:
Since we have given that
Weight of dog= 37.8 pounds
According to question, your dog weighs 28.5 pounds more than your cat.
Let the weight of cat be 'x'.
so, it becomes,
![37.8-28.5=x\\\\x=9.3](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/ru4l3nnfow64wxbuypxq9cup7v9qnmulyv.png)
Hence, the weight of cat is 9.3 pounds.