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Suppose restaurant​ A's chicken salad contains 6more grams of fat than restaurant​ B's chicken salad. Find the number of grams of fat in each salad if there are 56grams of fat in the two salads by solving the equation x plus (x plus 6 )equals 56​,where xrepresents the number of fat grams in the restaurant​ B's chicken salad and x plus 6represents the number of fat grams in restaurant​ A's chicken salad.

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Answer:

Restaurant A: 31 grams of fat

Restaurant B: 25 grams of fat

Explanation:


x + (x + 6) = 56\\2x + 6 = 56\\2x = 50\\x = 25

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