Question

Fabiola’s dog is 5 pounds heavier than one-third of the weight of Luisa’s dog. Fabiola’s dog weighs 23 pounds. Use the diagram to write an equation to represent the dogs’ weights. Let f represent the weight of Luisa’s dog.

The top section represents
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The bottom section represents
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The equation is
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Answer 1

23 pounds

5+1/3f

23=1/3f+5

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Fabiola’s dog = 5 + 1/3 Luisa’s dog
23 = 5 + 1/3f
18 = 1/3f then multiply both sides by 3
54 = f, Luisa’s dog