document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=389335>Question 389335</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Homer Simpson weighs 400 pounds.  He is on a diet to lose 5 pounds each week.  Barney Gumble weighs 322 pounds.  He is on a diet to lose 3 pounds each week.  How long will it take for them to weigh the same? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let w = weeks of dieting<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "400-5w = 322-3w\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "400 = 322+2w\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "78 = 2w\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "39 weeks = w<BR>\n" );
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