Kelly and Rachel collected 193 pounds of newspaper between them. Kelly collected 35 pounds more than Rachel. How many pounds of newspaper did each girl collect?

Answer:take 193 and subtract 35. you should get 158 then divide 158 bby 2 you should get 79 add 35 to 79 you should get 114. therefore kelly will have 114 and rachel will have 79

Kelly collected 114 pounds of newspaper. Rachel collected 79 pounds of newspaper.

Step-by-step explanation:

Write an expression for each girl to figure out how many pounds of newspapers they each collected:

(x represents pounds of newspapers) Rachel = x Kelly = x + 35

To solve, combine the two expressions into one equation: 2x + 35 = 193

Then, subtract 35 from both sides of the equation. Make sure you subtract from both sides of the equation to keep it equal: 2x + 35 - 35 = 193 - 35

The equation left is: 2x = 158

Divide both sides by two in order to get the x by itself: 2x : 2 = 158 : 2

The answer will be: x = 79

Then, substitute 79 for x in the first equations:

Rachel = 79 Kelly = 79 + 35

Solve for the final answer: Rachel = 79 Kelly = 114