document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1053156>Question 1053156</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Louis and William were both working hard to lose weight.  Louis weighed 330 pounds and William weighed 280 pounds.  After 6 month, Louis had lost 40 pounds and William had lost 30 pounds.  Who was having a bigger impact on his weight over this time period? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "william started at 280 and lost 30.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "louis wound up being (330 - 40) / 330 = .8787878788 of his original weight.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "william wound up being (280 - 30) / 280 = .8928571429 of his original weight.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "louis lost a bigger percentage of his total weight than william did.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40/330 = .1212121212 = 12.12% = the percent weight loss for louis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30/280 = .1071428571 = 10.71% = the percent weight loss for william.\r<BR>\n" );
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