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[aquariansnake]

"A certain scale only registers weights that are greater than 6 pounds. A person who wanted to know the weights of a puppy, kitten and a bunny weighed them in pairs and got the following results. The kitten and bunny weighed 7 pounds. The kitten and puppy weighed 8 pounds. The bunny and puppy weighed 9 pounds. What is the weight of the puppy?" -

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[theskywilleatus]

dear steph
i love you
and will come visit you at the imaginasian theatre.
and maybe i will get a job at american apparel, because a boy on the subway told me they hire unqualified 16 year olds.
and i will give you a discount.
and we will have fun in the sun every day. (no lame-o)

[aquariansnake]

Dear Hannah
Love is reciprocated, and your employment at American Apparel would make my life.
Love Steph

[pixidreamz]

I figured it out! The puppy is five pounds. The kitty is three and the bunny four, which really got me stuck for a little while because logically the kitten would weigh more than the bunny. I always thought of cats as bigger than rabbits, but maybe I'm thinking more along the tiger or leopard lines than housecats - I hate how the SATs are never in proportion though, how pictures are usually "not to scale", there are some tricky bastards writing this test.

[aquariansnake]

The SAT writers are so ridiculous! One thing I always note is how they clearly try to come off as equal opportunity. Like, their characters are always "Mr. Ahjmedi" or female scientists. Weird.