A croquet ball weighs 460 grams. Together a golf ball and a croquet ball weigh the same as ll golf balls. What does the golf bal weigh?

I would be able to figure out the answer, but they're asking me to write the eqaution, and I always do it wrong!

Let C be the croquet ball's weight and G be the golf ball's weight.
Then C = 460gm and C + G = 11G
Can you substitute for C and solve for G?

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To solve this problem, let's set up an equation.

Let's say the weight of the golf ball is G grams.

According to the problem, the croquet ball weighs 460 grams. So, we can write an equation to represent this:

C (weight of croquet ball) = 460 grams

Now, let's look at the second part of the problem. It states that the combined weight of the golf ball and the croquet ball is the same as the weight of 11 golf balls. We can represent this with another equation:

C (weight of croquet ball) + G (weight of golf ball) = 11G (weight of 11 golf balls)

Now, let's substitute C = 460 grams into the second equation:

460 grams + G = 11G

We can simplify this equation by subtracting G from both sides:

460 grams = 10G

To solve for G (weight of the golf ball), divide both sides of the equation by 10:

G = 460 grams / 10

Simplifying this further gives us:

G = 46 grams

Therefore, the golf ball weighs 46 grams.