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The combined average weight of an okapi and a llama is 450 kilograms. The average weight of 3 llamas is 190 kilograms more than the average weight of one okapi. On average, how much does an okapi weigh, on average how much does a llama weigh?

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Final answer:

Let o represent the average weight of an okapi and l represent the average weight of a llama. Using the given information and equations, we can solve for the values of o and l. On average, an okapi weighs 280 kilograms and a llama weighs 170 kilograms.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's start by assigning variables to the unknowns: let o represent the average weight of an okapi and l represent the average weight of a llama.

From the given information, we can set up two equations:

  1. l + o = 450 (since the combined average weight of an okapi and a llama is 450 kilograms)
  2. 3l = o + 190 (since the average weight of 3 llamas is 190 kilograms more than the average weight of one okapi)

Using these equations, we can solve for the values of o and l. By substituting the value of o in equation 2, we get 3l = 450 - l + 190. Solving this equation, we find that l = 170 kilograms. Substituting this value of l into equation 1, we can solve for o and find that o = 280 kilograms. Therefore, on average, an okapi weighs 280 kilograms and a llama weighs 170 kilograms.

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The Llama weighs 98,500
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