43,188 views
44 votes
44 votes
Daniel’s doctor told him that 63 pounds of his total body weight is water.

If the water represents 70% of his total weight, how much does he weigh?

User Rpophessagr
by
2.3k points

2 Answers

8 votes
8 votes

Answer:

90 Pounds

Explanation:

Step 1: Set up a proportion of percentage to body weight

63/x = 70/100

Step 2: Simplify

63/x = 7/10

Step 3: Cross Multiply

630 = 7x

Step 4: Simplify

630/7 = 7x/7

Answer:

90 = x

Final Answer:

Daniel Weigh's 90 pounds total

User JohnGalt
by
2.6k points
13 votes
13 votes

Answer:

50% I believe_________________

User Indish
by
3.3k points