If place 1 cake of soap on a pan of a scale and 3/4 cake of soap and a 3/4-pound weight on the other, the pans balance. How much does a cake of soap weigh?

Answer: Since 1/4 cake weighs 3/4 pound, and entire cake weighs 3 pounds.

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