Tripp and rico are two dogs. tripp weighs exactly 35 pounds more than rico. together, they weigh exactly 49 pounds. how much does each dog weigh? use two-step plz, !

Call the weights of the two dogs and .

We know that Tripp weights 35lbs more than Rico, or:


We also know that the total weight of both dogs is 49lbs.:


Now, by substitution:






Rico weighs 7lbs.

Then:



Tripp weighs 42lbs.

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