Question

Callie has a new kitten. The kitten weighs 3 pounds less than half the weight of Callie’s cat. Together, the cat and the kitten weigh 18 pounds. Which system of equations could be used to find the weight of each animal?

Answer 1

y =
`(1)/(2) x - 3`

x + y = 18

Explanation:

Let the kitten's weight be y and the cat's weight be x

Condition # 1:

y =
`(1)/(2) x - 3`

Condition # 2:

x + y = 18