Question

jon weighs 148 pounds and hopes to gain 2 pounds a week. matt weighs 193 pounds and hopes to lose 1 pound a week. how many weeks until they weigh the same?

Answer 1

Set up an equation with x as weeks:
148+2x=193-x
2x=45-x
3x=45
x=15

The answer is 15 weeks

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