When Theresa got her puppy, it weighed 6 ponds less than 2/3 of its weight now. If the puppy weighed 4 pounds when she first received himnwhat is her puppys weight now

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Milkplus · Answer 1 · 2021-07-29T23:14:24+0000

Answer:

15 lb

Explanation:

let the current weight of the puppy be X, the initial weight of the puppy is 4lb or
$(2)/(3)X-6\ lb$ , (6 lb less 2/3 X) .

#We equate the current weight to the initial weight to determine X:

$4\ lb=(2)/(3)X-6\ lb\\\\10 \ lb=(2)/(3)X\\\\X=15$

Hence, the current weight of the puppy is 15 lb