Question

A lion weighs 7 times as much as a leopard. The combined weight of the cats is 480 pounds. What is the weight of each cat?

Answer 1

Answer: shown below

Explanation:
x = 7y

x+y+ 480

7y+y = 480

8y = 480

y = 480/8 = 60 pounds for the leopard

x = 7(60) = 420 pounds for the lion

Answer 2

Leopard: 60 lb

Lion: 420 lb

Explanation:

Let x = weight of leopard.

Weight of lion = 7x.

Sum of the weights = x + 7x = 8x

Total weight = 480 lb

8x = 480

x = 60

7x = 7 × 60 = 420

Answer:

Leopard: 60 lb

Lion: 420 lb