Kylie put her kitty inside of a cat carrier and then put it on the scale. The combined weight was 15 1/4 pounds. The cat carrier alone weighs 4 5/8 pounds. What is the cat's weight? How much greater than the cat carrier is the weight of the cat? Let c = cat's weight.

Kylie put her kitty inside of a cat carrier and then put it on the scale The combined weight was 15 14 pounds The cat carrier alone weighs 4 58 pounds What is t class=

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Step-by-step explanation:

Cat:

15 1/4 - 4 5/8 = 15 - 4 + 1/4 - 5/8 = 11 + 2/8 - 5/8 = 11 - 3/8 = 10 + 8/8 - 3/8 = 10 5/8 pounds

Cat - Carrier

10 5/8 - 4 5/8 = 10 - 4 + 5/8 - 5/8 = 6 pounds

The cats weight is 6 pounds greater than the weight of the carrier.