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ISBN: 9780134112268
Author: Christine D. Abbott, Allen R. Angel, Dennis Runde
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1.2, Problem 24E
Estimating Weights In a tug of war, the weight of the members of the two three-person teams is given below. Estimate the difference in the weights of the teams.
| Team A | TEAM B |
| 189 | 163 |
| 172 | 229 |
| 191 | 167 |
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