Problema Solution

Jake weighed 150.7 pounds with his army boots on, and 144.9 pounds without them. What is te weight of each boot?

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let x = the weight of one boot


144.9 + 2x = 150.7


by solving the equations we find:


x = 2.9 lbs


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each boot weights 2.9 pounds.