Afish weighs 8 times as much as her parakeet. together they weigh 63 ounces. how much does the fish weigh

let x =the weight of the parakeet. 8x=weight of the fish. x+8x=63 <-weight of fish and parakeet together equals 63 ounces. SOLVE FOR X. 9x=63. /9 /9 x=7 <-- parakeet weighs 7 ounces. 8x= 8(7). 8x7= 56. the fish weighs 56 ounces.

Together they weigh 63 ounces, so the parakeet weighs
63/9 = 7 ounces.
The fish weighs 8 times as much, 7 × 8 = 56 ounces.

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