SOLUTION: There are approximately 4lbs of muscle for every 7lbs of body weight of a certain animal. For a 175 lb. animal, how much of the weight is muscle?

Question 319977: There are approximately 4lbs of muscle for every 7lbs of body weight of a certain animal. For a 175 lb. animal, how much of the weight is muscle?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, rfer:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are approximately 4lbs of muscle for every 7lbs of body weight of a certain animal. For a 175 lb. animal, how much of the weight is muscle?
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x/175 = 4/7
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x = 175(4/7)
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x = 100 lbs of muscle
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4/7=x/175
7x=700
x=100 lbs
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