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  • 07-10-2018
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Paula has a dog that weighs 3 times as much as Carlos dog total weight of the dogs is 48 lb how much does a dog weigh

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  • 07-10-2018

Paula's dog : Carolos' dog = 3 : 1

The total number of ratio units is 3+1 = 4, so each one stands for (48 lb)/4 = 12 lb.

Paula's dog weighs 3·12 lb = 36 lb.

Carlos' dog weighs 1·12 lb = 12 lb.

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