document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=763209>Question 763209</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I want to use my weight lose as an equation problem. How would I do this. I lost weight over a two and half years.  I weighed 398 lb I now weigh 175 lbs. I want to use this as a project for class. I would like to use variable maybe. I even tried sloping but it is not coming out right. I started August 2010. Is it something else I can do other than just subtracting </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Unless you have data, dates and weight, you have to assume it's linear or some other shape.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Linear is the simplest, assumes consistent # of pounds per week, or month.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Aug 2010 to present is 27 months<BR>\n" );
document.write( "398 - 175 = 223 pounds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope = 223/27 =~ 8.26 pounds/month<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since it's loss, use -8.26 lb/mo<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "--> weight at t months past Aug 2010 is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 398 - 8.26*t, w in pounds, t = # of months past Aug 2010<BR>\n" );
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