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A polar bear in a zoo weighs 3 times more than a baby elephant. Both of them together weigh 700 kilograms. How much does the polar bear weigh?

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Answer:

525kg

Explanation:

According to the scenario, computation of the given data are as follows,

Let weight = x

Then, Polar bear = 3x

Baby elephant = 1x

Total weight = 700kg

3x + 1x = 700 kg

4x = 700kg

x = 700 ÷ 4

= 175kg

By putting the value of x, we get

Polar bear weight = 3x = 3 × 175

= 525kg

Hence the weight of the polar bear is 525kg.

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