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Anthony's weight is nine pounds more than twice his brothers weight. Anthony's weighs 59 pounds. how much does his brother weigh?

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User Kenny Chan
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You have to substitute his brothers weight with a variable. Here are the steps:
1: What are you looking for?
-You are looking for how much his brother weighs.
2: Let's use the variable b to represent his brothers weight.
3: Anthony's weight is nine pounds more than twice his brothers weight. That means 2b+9. Since Anthony weighs 59 pounds, the answer is 2b+9= 59.
User Hemant Gangwar
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A = Anthony's weight
B = Anthony's brother's weight

A = 2B + 9 Plug in Anthony's weight
59 = 2B + 9 Subtract 9 from both sides
50 = 2B DIvide both sides by B
25 = B Switch the sides to make it easier to read
B = 25

Anthony's brother weighs 25 pounds.

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