SOLUTION: THERE ARE APPROXIMATLY 3 LBS OF MUSCLE FOR EVERY 7 IBS OF BODY WEIGHT OF A CERTAIN ANIMAL. FOR A 175-LB ANIMAL HOW MUCH OF THE WEIGHT IS MUSCLE?

SOLUTION: THERE ARE APPROXIMATLY 3 LBS OF MUSCLE FOR EVERY 7 IBS OF BODY WEIGHT OF A CERTAIN ANIMAL. FOR A 175-LB ANIMAL HOW MUCH OF THE WEIGHT IS MUSCLE?

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Question 273691: THERE ARE APPROXIMATLY 3 LBS OF MUSCLE FOR EVERY 7 IBS OF BODY WEIGHT OF A CERTAIN ANIMAL. FOR A 175-LB ANIMAL HOW MUCH OF THE WEIGHT IS MUSCLE?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint: Set up the proportion and solve for 'x'. Note: the numerators represent the weight of muscle while the denominators represent the total body weight.
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