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OpenStudy (anonymous):

there are 208 pounds on the left plate of a scale and 250 pounds on the right plate suppose that you must balance the scale by removing 2 pound bags from the left plate and exactly the same number of 5 pounds bags from the right plate. How many bags must you remove from each side in order to balance the scale?

OpenStudy (dumbcow):

208 - 2x = 250 - 5x solve for x

OpenStudy (dumbcow):

should get x=14

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