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A goat is six times as heavy as its kid if their total mass is 70 kg find each of their masses in kg

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Kid is 10kg
Goat is 60kg
User Yako
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Answer:

10kg and 60 kg.

Explanation:

Let the kid's mass be x kg, then the goat's mass is 6x.

x + 6x = 70

7x = 70

x = 10.

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