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Together, a baseball and a football weigh 1.25 pounds, the baseball and a soccer ball weigh 1.35 pounds, and the football and the soccer ball weigh 1.9 pounds. How much does each of the balls weigh?
c4duffy said:Together, a baseball and a football weigh 1.25 pounds, the baseball and a soccer ball weigh 1.35 pounds, and the football and the soccer ball weigh 1.9 pounds. How much does each of the balls weigh?
We have: \(\displaystyle \,\begin{array}{ccc}B\,+\,F\;\;\;\;=\;1.25 \\ B\,\;\;\;+\,S\;=\;1.35 \\ \;\;\;F\,+\,S\;=\;1.90\end{array}\)Together, a baseball and a football weigh 1.25 pounds,
the baseball and a soccer ball weigh 1.35 pounds,
and the football and the soccer ball weigh 1.9 pounds.
How much does each of the balls weigh?