Answer:
Mr. Mac's fish weighed 13 pounds.
Mr Rod's fish weighed 29 pounds.
Explanation:
Let the weight of the fish caught by Mr Mac = x
The expression for Mac's fish: x
3 pounds more than twice what fish that Mr. Mac Arille caught = 2x+3
Therefore:
The expression for Rod's fish: 2x+3
The sum of the weights of the fish was 42 pounds, therefore:
[tex]x+(2x+3)=42[/tex]
We solve for x.
[tex]\begin{gathered} 3x=42-3 \\ 3x=39 \\ x=\frac{39}{3} \\ x=13\text{ pounds} \end{gathered}[/tex]
0. Mr. Mac's fish weighed 13 pounds.
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1. Mr Rod's fish weighed 42-13 = 29 pounds.
