Karen has two dogs. the larger dog weighs 1.4 pounds more than the smaller dog. the combined weight of the two dogs is 12.6 pounds. what is the weight of the smaller dog

5.6

Step-by-step explanation:

let ‘x’ denotes the weight of smaller dog.

“1.4″ + x” be weight of larger dog

combined weight = 12.6

smaller dog weight =

x+x+1.4 = 12.6

2x + 1.4 = 12.6

2x = 12.6–1.4

2x = 11.2

x = 11.2/2

x = 5.6

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step-by-step explanation:

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b: |12 – x| ≤ 0.25

step-by-step explanation:      

let x be the possible lengths in inches, of the ribbons jaime cut.

we have been given that jaime is cutting strips of ribbon for a project. he tries to cut each piece to be 12 inches long, but sometimes he cuts it too long or too short by as much as 0.25 inch.  

we can represent this information in an inequality as:

by the definition of absolute value function we will get,

upon combining our inequalities we will get,

therefore, the inequality   describes all the possible lengths (x), in inches, of the ribbons jaime cut.

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