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Eric was on diet and reduced his weight up to 6 pounds every 3 weeks. At this rate, how many pounds will he reduce in 12 weeks?

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Eric will reduce a total of 24 pounds in 12 weeks.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since Eric was on a diet, we would know that as the number of weeks increases, the number of pounds reduced will also increase. Hence, we can conclude that there is a direct relationship between the number of weeks and the number of pounds reduced.

From that, we can form the equation below:


(6pounds)/(3weeks)=(x)/(12weeks)

To solve for x, cross-multiply both sides of the equation first.


6*12=3x
72=3x

Then, divide both sides by 3.


(72)/(3)=(3x)/(3)
24=x

The value of x is 24. Hence,

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