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If a person catches a fish that weighs 5 pounds plus half its weight how much does the fish weigh?
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∙ 7y ago
Call the unknown weight of the fish "x". In that case, the statement can be converted into an equation as follows:x = 5 + (1/2)x
If you solve this for "x", you get the weight of the fish. (The answer is 10 pounds.)
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∙ 7y agoIt weighs 10 pounds.
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