A blue suit case weighs 10 pounds less than three fourths the weight of a green suitcase. Write an expression that you can use to find the weight of the blue suitcase. Then explain how you can find the total weight of both suitcases if the green suitcase weighs 36 pounds.

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Pierce Horne

2 February, 06:51

A blue suit case weighs 10 pounds less than three fourths the weight of a green suitcase. Write an expression that you can use to find the weight of the blue suitcase. Then explain how you can find the total weight of both suitcases if the green suitcase weighs 36 pounds.

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Ingrid Oneal · Answer 1

The total weight of both suitcases is 53 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

Write an expression that you can use to find the weight of the blue suitcase.

b = 3/4 * g - 10

Then explain how you can find the total weight of both suitcases if the green suitcase weighs 36 pounds.

b + g = 3/4 * g - 10 + g = 7/4 * g - 10 = 7/4 * 36 - 10 = 53 pounds