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 #76321 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=76321\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> He lost 6 of his 176 lbs in 45 days.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/176=3/88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3/88)(1/45)=1/1320 of his weight lost per day.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x be wt. before diet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-(15x/1320)=176<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1305x/1320=176<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=176*1320/1305=178 lbs weight before diet.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let d=days it takes before he loses 11 more lbs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "176*d/1320=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "176d=11*1320=14520 multiply each side by 1320 to eliminate fraction.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=14520/176=82.5 days<BR>\n" );
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