Geology In 1673, the Hope diamond was reduced from its original weight by
about 45 carats, resulting in a diamond weighing about 67 carats. Write and
solve an equation to find how many carats the original diamond weighed.
Show that your answer is reasonable.

Question

Geology In 1673, the Hope diamond was reduced from its original weight by 
about 45 carats, resulting in a diamond weighing about 67 carats. Write and 
solve an equation to find how many carats the original diamond weighed. 
Show that your answer is reasonable.

mathstudent55 · Answer

Original weight: x
Original weight reduced by 45 carats: x - 45
Final weight: 67 carats
x - 45 = 67
Solve for x by adding 45 to both sides.
Once you get x, subtract 45 and you should get 67 again.

anonymous · Answer

thank you