Erin has two cats. The larger cat weighs 2.6 pounds more than the smaller cat. The combined weight of the two cats is 19.6 pounds. What is the weight, in pounds of the smaller cat?

7.2

Step-by-step explanation:

just divide the total weight by 2 and add 2.6. after adding 2.6 you subtract that weight from the total.

participatory design

Step-by-step explanation:

Participatory Design (PD) is defined as an approach that is used for assessment as well as design and development of the technological and the organizational systems.

This method is used to a control and the experimental groups that is as similar as possible. Therefore the participants served their own control group. And so rather than replying the random assignment to produce an equal groups, the researchers have the same group of the participants that experience various conditions in the study.