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In 1673, the Hope diamond was reduced from its original weight by about 45 carats, resulting in a diamond weighing about 67 carats. Write and solve an equation to find how many carats the original diamond weighed. Show that your answer is reasonable.

An equation that represents this relationship is  .

The solution to this equation is  carats.

 Jan 19, 2015

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Let W be the original weight.

So we have

W - 45 = 67      add 45 to both sides

W = 112 carats

 

 Jan 19, 2015
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Best Answer

Let W be the original weight.

So we have

W - 45 = 67      add 45 to both sides

W = 112 carats

 

CPhill Jan 19, 2015

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