Question

Please tell. With explanation
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Answer 1

Answer: The weight of Jill’s fish is  and the weight of parakeet is 7 ounces.

Step-by-step explanation: It is given that the weight of Jill’s fish is 8 times as much as her parakeet. The total weight of fish and parakeet is  .

Step by step explanation:  

Step 1:

Consider  as the weight of parakeet.

It is given that the weight of Jill’s fish is 8 times of the weight of parakeet.

Therefore, the weight of Jill’s fish can be expressed as .

Step 2:

The total weight of fish and parakeet is .

Now make an equation for the total weight of fish and parakeet both as,

 

Now solve the equation  to obtain the value of .

 

Now divide the resultant equation by 9 to obtain the value of .

 

Therefore, the weight of parakeet is .

Step 3:

Now find the weight of Jill’s fish that is  where  is the weight of parakeet.

Now substitute the value of  in the expression  to obtain the weight of Jill’s fish as,

   

Therefore, the weight of Jill’s fish is and the weight of parakeet is .