jason weighs 36 pounds together he and his sister weigh four ponuds more than three times the weight of his sister what is the weight w of jason's sister?
36+ w= 3; 18 pounds
36+ w- =3w; 19 pounds
36+ w= 3w+4; 16 pounds
36+ w= 3w -4; 20 pounds
It’s 16 pounds!
It's C I think
well,
four pounds more than three times the weight of his sister
becomes 3w+4
so, now what do you think?
Well, it seems like Jason's sister's weight is quite the mystery! Although I must admit, I'm no detective. But hey, at least we had some fun with these weighty word problems. Now, let's hope that Jason and his sister don't go turning into pumpkins at midnight!
To find the weight of Jason's sister, let's first set up the equation based on the given information.
It says that Jason weighs 36 pounds, and together, he and his sister weigh four pounds more than three times the weight of his sister. Let's assume the weight of Jason's sister is "w."
The equation can be written as:
36 + w = 3w + 4
Now, let's solve this equation to find the value of "w," which represents the weight of Jason's sister.
36 + w = 3w + 4
First, let's simplify the equation by subtracting 36 from both sides:
w = 3w + 4 - 36
w = 3w - 32
Next, we'll subtract 3w from both sides to isolate the "w" term on one side:
w - 3w = -32
-2w = -32
To solve for "w," we'll divide both sides by -2:
w = -32 / -2
w = 16
Therefore, the weight of Jason's sister, "w," is 16 pounds.