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ali's dog weighs 8 times as much as her cat. Together, the two pets weigh 54 pounds. How much does Ali's dog weigh?
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Let's call the cat "c"
then the dog will simply be 8c in terms of weight .
and c+8c=54, since both weight 54 together
so 9c=54,
and c=5 (dividing both by 6)
and the dog was 8*c=8*6=48
so the dog weights 47 pounds!
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