document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=104887>Question 104887</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Fifteen days after Alan began a diet he weighed 176 lb. After 45 days he weighed 170 lbs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) how much did he weigh at the beginning of the diet?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) At this rate, when will he weigh 165 lb? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #76317 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=HyperBrain><B>HyperBrain(694)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=HyperBrain><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=76317\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=the rate that the diet eliminates the fat(weight)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    y=his original weight\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After 15 days, he has lost 15x lb<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "______________________________________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=15x%2B176 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=15x%2B176\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >___________________________\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After 45 days, he lost 45x lb<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___________________________________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-45x=170 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-45x=170\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >______________________________<BR>\n" );
document.write( "_______________________________________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=45x%2B176 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=45x%2B176\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >__________________________\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=45x%2B170 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=45x%2B170\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=15x%2B176 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=15x%2B176\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=45x%2B170=15x%2B176 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"45x%2B170=15x%2B176\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=45x-15x%2B170=15x-15x%2B176 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"45x-15x%2B170=15x-15x%2B176\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30x%2B170=176 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30x%2B170=176\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30x%2B170-170=176-170 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30x%2B170-170=176-170\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30x=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30x=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=6%2F30++or++1%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=6%2F30++or++1%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that he loses 1/5 of a pound each day!!! What a diet!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "_______________________________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >_____________________________________\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "____________________________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=45%281%2F5%29%2B170 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=45%281%2F5%29%2B170\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >_________________________________<BR>\n" );
document.write( "____________________________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=9%2B170=179 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=9%2B170=179\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >!!_________________________________\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He weighed a whopping 179 lb at the beginning!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOw,let z=the no. of days required for him to be 165 pounds heavy.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After z days, he will lose x*z pounds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "___________________________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=179-z%2F5=165 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"179-z%2F5=165\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >____________________________________\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOTE: I have subsituted x=1/5 and y= 179 already to avoid confusion about the three variables.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Continuing,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "__________________________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2A%28179-z%2F5%29=5%2A165 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2A%28179-z%2F5%29=5%2A165\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >_______________________________<BR>\n" );
document.write( "________________________________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=895-z=825 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"895-z=825\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >_________________________________<BR>\n" );
document.write( "____________________________________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z=895-825=70 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z=895-825=70\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He will wait for 70 days to be 165 lb!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Poer up,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HyperBrain!<BR>\n" );
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