Answer: If Frank and John can meet these goals with their diets , they will weigh same after 9.6 weeks and they will weigh 179.2 pounds.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x = Number of weeks.
As per given question ,
Weight of Frank after x weeks = 160+2x (pounds)
Weight of John after x weeks = 208-3x (pounds)
When Weight of Frank= Weight of John



Weight of Frank after 9.6 weeks = 160+2(9.6) = 179.2 pounds
Weight of John after 9.6 weeks = 208-3(9.6)=179.2 pounds
Hence, If Frank and John can meet these goals with their diets , they will weigh same after 9.6 weeks and they will weigh 179.2 pounds.
Answer: see below
Step-by-step explanation:
3x-12=7x+8 ⇔ given
-12=4x+8 ⇔ addition property of equality
-20=4x ⇔ subtraction property of equality
x=-5 ⇔ division property of equality
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5(x-1)=4x+13 ⇔ given
5x-5=4x+13 ⇔ distributive property
x-5=13 ⇔ subtraction property of equality
x=18 ⇔ addition property of equality