Question

at the veterinarian's office terri Learned that her dog weighed 4 times as much as her cat together the pets weighted 40 lbs how much did the dog weight

Answer 1

Answer:

Dog = 32 lbs

Cat = 8 lbs

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the weight of

• Dog = x
• Cat = y

According to question

• x = 4y ......(1)

and

• x + y = 40 lbs

From equation (1)

• 4y + y = 40 lbs
• 5y = 40 lbs
• y = (40/5) lbs
• y = 8 lbs

Then from equation (1)

• x = 4y
• x = 4 × 8 lbs
• x = 32 lbs