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At the veterinarian’s office, terri learned that her dog weighed 4 times as much as her cat. Together the pets weighed 40lbs.how much did The dog weigh

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32lbs. You take 4 and multiply it by 8 which gives you 32, the dog weighs 32lbs, then you have 8 left over, the cat weighs 8lbs.

The weight of the dog will be 32lbs.

How to form an equation?

Determine the known quantities and designate the unknown quantity as a variable while trying to set up or construct a linear equation to fit a real-world application.

In other words, an equation is a set of variables that are constrained through a situation or case.

Let's say

Weight of Terris dog = G

Weight of Terris cat = C

Given that,

her dog weighed 4 times as much as her cat

So,

D = 4C

and

Together the pets weighed 40lbs.

So,

D + C = 40 lbs

Now substitute D = 4C into second equation

4C + C = 40

5C = 40

C = 8 lbs

Now,

Substitute this 8 lbs into the first equation

D = 4(8) = 32 lbs

Hence, The weight of the dog will be 32lbs.

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