Brendayanin Brendayanin

17-08-2014
Mathematics

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Emmaline weighs 92 pounds. Her weight is 6 pounds more than half of her fathers weight. How much does her father weigh?

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meganfrese meganfrese

17-08-2014

Make her father's weight = x.

Write the equation:

\(92 = ( \frac{x}{2} ) + 6\)

Subtract 6 from both sides:

\(86 = \frac{x}{2}\)

Multiply both sides by 2:

\(172 = x\)

Her father weighs 172 pounds.

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