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Dog #1 weighs 5 times more than dog #2. total weight of both dogs is 84 pounds. how much does each dog weigh?

Dog #1 weighs 5 times more than dog #2. total weight of both dogs is 84 pounds. how much does each dog weigh?
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dog #1 weighs 5 times more than dog #2. total weight of both dogs is 84 pounds. how much does each dog weigh?

User Yakunins
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let's say dog 2 is x
you would do:
5x + x = 84
6x = 84
x = 14
so then 14 • 5 = 70

so dog 1 weighs 70 pounds and dog 2 weighs 14 pounds
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