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document.write( "At the present time, a football player weighs 315 lb. There are 90 days until the player needs to report to spring training at a weight of 270 lb. The player wants to lose weight at a constant rate. That is, the player wants to lose the same amount of weight each day of the 90 days. What weight, to the nearest tenth of a pound, should the player attain in 35 days?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #750342 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! He needs to lose 45 pounds in 90 days or 0.5 pound a day. \n" ); document.write( "In 35 days, he should lose 17.5 pounds \n" ); document.write( "His weight at that time will be 315-17.5=297.5 pounds \n" ); document.write( " |