Carl is boarding a plane. He has 2 checked bags of equal weight and a backpack that weighs 4kg. The total weight of Carl's baggage is 35kg.
Write an equation to determine the weight, w, of each of Carl's checked bags.
Let a checked bag = x Since they are of the same weight The two checked bags = x+x=2x Another backpack that weighs 4kg Total baggage =35 :- 2x + 4 = 35 2x = 35-4 2x = 31
The two checked bag weighs 31 Therefore the weight of one =15.5kg
