Ask Question
6 October, 22:01

Jason, Murray, and Dana. Dana caught a red snapper. Jason caught a tuna with a weight 3 times as great as the weight of the red snapper. Murray caught a sailfish with a weight 12 times as great as the weight of the red snapper. If the combined weight of the three fish was 208 pounds, how much did the tuna weigh?

+2
Answers (1)
  1. 6 October, 22:13
    0
    Let us assume the weight of the red snapper caught by Dana = X

    The weight of the tuna caught by Jason was 3 times the weight of the snapper caught by Dana. Then,

    Weight of the tuna caught by Jason = 3X

    Weight of the sailfish caught by Murray is 12 times the weight of the red snapper caught by Dana. Then,

    Weight of the sailfish caught by Murray = 12X

    The combined weight of the 3 fishes caught = 208 pounds.

    Then,

    X + 3X + 12X = 208

    16X = 208

    X = 208/16

    = 13

    So the red snapper weighed 13 pounds

    The weight of the tuna caught by Jason = 3X

    = 3 * 13

    = 39

    So the tuna weighed 39 pounds.
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Find an answer to your question 👍 “Jason, Murray, and Dana. Dana caught a red snapper. Jason caught a tuna with a weight 3 times as great as the weight of the red snapper. ...” in 📗 Mathematics if the answers seem to be not correct or there’s no answer. Try a smart search to find answers to similar questions.
Search for Other Answers