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A pigeon weighs 150grams150\,\text{grams} plus half a pigeon

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Q. A pigeon weighs 150grams150\,\text{grams} plus half a pigeon
  1. Denote PP as Weight: Let's denote the weight of one pigeon as PP. According to the problem, a pigeon weighs 150150 grams plus half of its own weight. We can write this as an equation: P=150+12×PP = 150 + \frac{1}{2} \times P.
  2. Isolate P in Equation: To solve for P, we need to isolate P on one side of the equation. We can do this by subtracting 12×P\frac{1}{2} \times P from both sides of the equation to get P12×P=150P - \frac{1}{2} \times P = 150.
  3. Combine Like Terms: Combining like terms on the left side gives us 1×P12×P=12×P1 \times P - \frac{1}{2} \times P = \frac{1}{2} \times P. So now we have 12×P=150\frac{1}{2} \times P = 150.
  4. Multiply by 22: To find the value of PP, we multiply both sides of the equation by 22 to cancel out the 12\frac{1}{2} on the left side. This gives us 2×(12×P)=2×1502 \times (\frac{1}{2} \times P) = 2 \times 150.
  5. Final Weight Calculation: Simplifying both sides of the equation, we get P=300P = 300. This means that the weight of one pigeon is 300300 grams.

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