Fabiola’s dog is 5 pounds heavier than one-third of the weight of Luisa’s dog. Fabiola’s dog weighs 23 pounds. Use the diagram to write an equation to represent the dogs’ weights. Let f represent the weight of Luisa’s dog.
A long rectangle is the top section. 2 smaller rectangles are the bottom section.
The top section represents
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The bottom section represents
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The equation is
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Let us rephrase this statement: Fabiola's dog weighs 5 pounds more than one-third of Luisa's dog. The dog that Fabiola owns weights 23 pounds. This is the equation for Fabiola's dog's weight: 1/3f + 5 = 23
