Question

Carl is boarding a plane. He has 2 checked bags of equal weight and a backpack that weighs 4kg. The total weight of Carl's baggage is 35kg. Write an equation to find the weight of the checked bags.

Answer 1

15.5

Explanation:

2w+ 4 = 35 is the equation

15.5 is the total for w

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Answer 2

x=weight of one checked bag.
we can suggest this equation:

2x+4=35

Now, we solve this equation:
2x+4=35
2x=35-4
2x=31
x=31/2
x=15.5



Answer: the equation will be: 2x+4=35, and the weight of one checked bag will be 15.5 g,