SOLUTION: Dr Wellbee advised his patients to drink 8 eight-ounce glasses of water everyday for every 50 pounds of weight. Kelby drank 168 glasses of water in one week. How did Kelby probably

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Question 40224: Dr Wellbee advised his patients to drink 8 eight-ounce glasses of water everyday for every 50 pounds of weight. Kelby drank 168 glasses of water in one week. How did Kelby probably weigh?

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Answer by fractalier(2101) About Me  (Show Source):
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Well if she drank 168 glasses in one week, that averages out to 168/7 or 24 glasses per day. If she is supposed to drink 8 glasses per 50 pounds and she drank 24 glasses (3 times as much), she must weigh 3 times 50 or 150 pounds.