Question

Jordan weighs twice as much as

Sam. Togcther, they weigh 180
pounds. How much do each of
them weigh?

Answer 1

Answer: Jordan=120. Sam=60

Step-by-step explanation: Together they weigh 180 pounds Jordan weighs twice as much as sam. We can write their values as Sam=x and Jordan=2x then we can make a equation

2x+x=180

3x=180

x=60

Then we can substitute x in Jordan and sams values to get our final answe;

Jordan=120. Sam=60

Answer 2

Jordan weighs 120 pounds, Sam weighs 60 pounds

Explanation:

We can create an equation 2s=J. Our second equation is S+J=180. We can substitute J for 2s and our new equation will be 3s=180. We can divide 3 from both sides and we get s= 60. And we know that Jordan weighs two times as sam, then Jordan weighs 120 pounds.