Question

Mr.Thompson is on a diet. He currently weighs 250 pounds. He loses 3 pounds per month. Write an equation that models Mr.thompsons weight loss.

Answer 1

250-3m

m represents months

Not an equation but an expression since I don’t know the number of months he was on the diet.

Answer 2

Let m be for months and w be for current weight.

250-3m=w

Mr. Thompson started at 250 and lost 3 per month which is were we get the -3m from.