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Hello can someone please help? Here is the question

A football player weighed 170 pounds in May. During the summer, he gained 25 pounds. During the first week of fall practice, he lost 10 pounds, and during the second week, he lost another 3 pounds. How much did he weigh at that point?

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Answer:

182 pounds

Explanation:

do the problem step by step

170+25

=195-10

=185-3

=182 pounds

An Easier Way:

(170+25) - (10+3) or 170 + (25 - 13)

195-13=182 or 170 + 12

= 182

User Santosh Sindham
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182 pounds with adding and subtracting with the context in the paragraph
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