Jon weighs 148 lb and hopes to gain 2 lbs a week.Matt weighs 193lb and hopes to lose 1 lb a week.How many weeks until the weight

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eduard

3 years ago

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Jon weighs 148 lb and hopes to gain 2 lbs a week.Matt weighs 193lb and hopes to lose 1 lb a week.How many weeks until the weight

the same?

Mathematics

1 answer:

cestrela7 [59] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-03T09:54:12+03:00

cestrela7 [59]3 years ago

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Set up the equation:

Let x be the number of weeks before they weigh the same.

148+2x=193-x

solve:

148+2x=193-x
3x=45
x=15

therefore: it will take 15 weeks until they weigh the same.