Question

Frank weighs 160 pounds and is on a diet to gain 2 pounds a week so that he can make the football team. John weighs 208 pounds and is on a diet to lose 3 pounds a week so that he can be on the wrestling team in a lower weight class. If Frank and John can meet these goals with their diets, when will they weigh the same, and how much will they weigh at that time? (Hint: Solve for x and y and make sure you write a complete sentence for an answer)

Answer 1

Answer: If Frank and John can meet these goals with their diets , they will weigh same after 9.6 weeks and they will weigh 179.2 pounds.

Explanation:

Let x = Number of weeks.

As per given question ,

Weight of Frank after x weeks = 160+2x (pounds)

Weight of John after x weeks = 208-3x (pounds)

When Weight of Frank= Weight of John

Weight of Frank after 9.6 weeks = 160+2(9.6) = 179.2 pounds

Weight of John after 9.6 weeks = 208-3(9.6)=179.2 pounds

Hence, If Frank and John can meet these goals with their diets , they will weigh same after 9.6 weeks and they will weigh 179.2 pounds.