Problema Solution
Don and Ron together weighed 48 pounds. Don weighed 2 pounds more than Ron. How much did Ron weigh?
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Let
x = the weight of Ron
x + 2 = the weight of Don
x + (x + 2) = 48
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x = 23 lb
Ron weighs 23 pounds.