Carl is boarding a plane. He has 2 checked bags of equal weight and a backpack that weighs 4kg. The total weight of Carl's baggage is 35kg. Write an equation to determine the weight, w, of each of Carl's checked bags. Find the weight of each of his checked bags.
Q. Carl is boarding a plane. He has 2 checked bags of equal weight and a backpack that weighs 4kg. The total weight of Carl's baggage is 35kg. Write an equation to determine the weight, w, of each of Carl's checked bags. Find the weight of each of his checked bags.
Set up the equation: Let's set up the equation. Carl has 2 checked bags of equal weight w and a backpack that weighs 4 kg. The total weight is 35 kg.So, the equation is 2w (weight of the checked bags) + 4 (weight of the backpack) = 35 (total weight).
Solve for w: Now, let's solve for w. Subtract the weight of the backpack from the total weight.2w=35−42w=31
Divide to find weight: Divide both sides by 2 to find the weight of one checked bag.w=231w=15.5
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