A sleeping bag wieghs 8 pounds. your backack and sleeping bag together wiegh 31 pounds. write an equation to determine whether the backpack without the sleeping bag weighs 25or 23

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Malaki Parsons

28 March, 20:34

A sleeping bag wieghs 8 pounds. your backack and sleeping bag together wiegh 31 pounds. write an equation to determine whether the backpack without the sleeping bag weighs 25or 23

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Ariel Andrade · Answer 1

Let b equal the weight of the backpack.

8+b=31

Now solve.

8-8+b=31-8

You have to subtract 8 from both sides in order to get b by itself.

b=31-8

b=23