Geos fish weighs eight times as much as her parakeet together the pets way 63 ounces how much does the fish weigh

User Icon for Reed Reed answered
8 years ago

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User Icon for Ms. Sue Ms. Sue answered
8 years ago

Let p = the weight of the parakeet.

(p * 8) + p = 63

9p = 63

p = ?

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To find out how much the fish weighs, we first need to set up an equation using the given information. Let's say the weight of the parakeet is x ounces.

According to the information, the fish weighs eight times as much as the parakeet. So, the weight of the fish is 8x ounces.

The total weight of the fish and the parakeet is given as 63 ounces.

So, we can set up the equation:

x + 8x = 63

Combining like terms, we get:

9x = 63

To solve for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 9:

x = 63/9 = 7

Therefore, the parakeet weighs 7 ounces.

To find the weight of the fish, we can substitute this value back into our equation:

Fish's weight = 8x = 8 * 7 = 56 ounces

Therefore, the fish weighs 56 ounces.