Jake has two dogs, Euclid and Pythagoras. Euclid is a smaller dog and Pythagoras is larger. Jake found that Pythagoras lost 13 pounds from January to June. If Pythagoras gains 1.2 times Euclid's weight, Pythagoras's
weight would still be á pound less than he did in January. What is Euclid's weight?
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(a) Write an equation that represents the scenario. Begin by defining your variable.
(b) Solve the equation. Show your work.
(c) What is Euclid's weight?
(d) Jake adopts a third dog, Riemann. Riemann weighs exactly twice what Euclid weighs. The combined
weight of the three dogs is 603 pounds. What is Riemann's weight, and what is Pythagoras's
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weight? Show your work.