Question

don and ron together weighed 48 pounds. don weighed two pounds more than ron. how much did ron weighed

Answer 1

i just need to figure how to write the eauations then i could do it myself

Answer 2

let rons weight be x
hence dons weight be x +2
together weight is 48
hence
x + x + 2 = 48
2x + 2 - 2 = 48 - 2
2x = 46
x = 23

hence ron = 23
don = 25

Answer 3

ok thanks