Question

Mr Andrews is trying to lose weight. he starts the year weighing 254 lb. if he plans to burn enough calories to lose 4 lb per week, then how many weeks will pass before Mr Andrews weighs 228 lb? Please include the Variable, Equation, and the Solution.

Answer 1

Let x represent the number of weeks that will pass before Mr Andrews weighs 228 lb.

His weight at the beginning of the year was 254lb

Since he plans to lose 4lb per week, it means that the amount of calories that he will lose in 4 years is 4 * x = 4x lb

For the weight to reduce to 228 lb, it means that

228 + 4x = 254

4x = 254 - 228

4x = 26

x = 26/4

x = 6.5

Therefore, it will take six and half months before Mr