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Let the actor's initial weight be 'x'
He is then gaining 20 pounds. The clue is in the word 'gaining' as it means 'increasing' or in Mathematics can be related as 'plus'
The expression is: x+20
He then loses 15 pounds. The clue is in the word 'losses' as it means 15 pounds is to be subtracted from the last value
Last value is x + 20
The weight now is x + 20 - 15 = x + 5
3) Answer: 8:9 (Defense:Offense)
16 and 18 need to be simplified. They're both divisible by 2, getting 8:9, and can't be simplified any more or they won't be whole numbers.
4) Answer: 1:3 (Hit:Bat times)
5 and 15 are divisible by 3, making 1 and 3.
5) Answer: 1:65 (Hours:Miles)
3 and 195 is divisible by 3. (195 is divisible by 3 because 1+9+5=15, getting the sum of numbers will get a smaller number, and if that number, 15 in this case, is divisible by 3, then the larger number is divisible by 3. 195/3=65, so 1:65
6) Answer: 1:3 (Potatoes:Servings)
8 and 24 is divisible by 8, getting 1 and 3.
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