Question

Dave is a high school wrestler, and he wants to wrestle in the heavyweight division at 230 pounds. To reach that goal, he had to gain 24.3% of his body weight. How much did Dave weigh before?

A) 200 pounds
B) 220 pounds
C) 250 pounds
D) 260 pounds

Answer 1

Dave weighed 200 pounds before.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much Dave weighed before, we need to calculate his weight before gaining the 24.3%. Let's represent Dave's weight before as 'x'. We know that the weight after gaining 24.3% is 230 pounds. So, we can set up the equation: x + 0.243x = 230. Solving this equation, we find that x = 200 pounds. Therefore, Dave weighed 200 pounds before.