Word problem

[Guest]

the cow weighs 600lbs more than the lion
horse weighs 129 less than the cow
what does the lion weigh

[Guest]

Lion weighs 571 lbs less than the horse

[Guest]

Let C,H,L be the weights (in lbs) of the cow, horse, and lion respectively.

"the cow weighs 600lbs more than the lion" translates to the equation:
C = L+600

"horse weighs 129 less than the cow" (I'm assuming 129 is 129lbs) becomes:
H = C-129

Substituting the first equation into the second tells us that:
H = (L+600)-129 = L+471
Rearranging gives:
L = H-471
So the lion weighs 471 lbs less than the horse.

Hope this helped,

R. Baber.

[Guest]

I don't know if subtraction error or typo error, but yes 471 is correct.

The problem with this problem is there are 3 unknowns and only 2 equations, so cannot solve for actual values..??

[leesajohnson]

A cow weighs 600lbs more than a lion.
Horse weighs 129 less than cow.
Horse = H
Cow = C
Lion = L

=> C-L =600
=> C= 600+C ------ equation 1st

H= C-129 ------- equation 2nd

By putting value of C into 2nd equation we will get

H= (L+600)-129
H= L + 600 - 129
H= L + 471

L= H-471

So the lion weighs 471 lbs

[garfieldmorse]

Let Cow =C, Lion=L, Horse=H.
cow weighs 600lbs more than a lion.
Then we get
=> C=L+600
=>C-L=600
=>C=600+L.......(Equation 1)
Again, Horse weighs 129 less than cow.
we get the equation
=> H=C-129
=>C-H=129
=>C=129+H......(Equation 2)

From the above two equation we can get
600+L=129+H
=>L=129-600+H
=>L=H-471

So, the Lion weighs 471lbs less than the Horse.

Hope this answer will help you.

[theresevingaker]

This were not the easiest, I am working on this problem for you. Will get back asap!

[Angus53]

Let's represent the weights:

Cow = C
Lion = L
Horse = H

Given:
1. C = L + 600 (The cow weighs 600 lbs more than the lion)
2. H = C - 129 (The horse weighs 129 lbs less than the cow)

Substitute the first equation into the second equation:
H = (L + 600) - 129
H = L + 471

Now, there's no direct relationship between the lion's weight and the other animals' weights. We can't determine the lion's weight solely from the given information.