Mackenzie just measured her dog and found out that it weighs 66kilograms, which is 50% more than the last time Mackenzie measured. How much did the dog weigh last time?____ kilograms
Q. Mackenzie just measured her dog and found out that it weighs 66kilograms, which is 50% more than the last time Mackenzie measured. How much did the dog weigh last time?____ kilograms
Understand Problem: Understand the problem and set up the equation.If the dog's current weight is 50% more than its previous weight, we can express the previous weight as 'x'. The equation becomes 1.5x=66.
Set Up Equation: Solve for 'x' by dividing both sides of the equation by 1.5. x=1.566x=44 kilograms.
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