document.write( "Question 1198255: The doctor has challenged Mr. Jonas, who weighs 240lbs to achieve his ideal body weight of 186 lb by losing no more than 3 lb/week. How many weeks will it take for Mr. Jonas to achieve his ideal weight following his doctor's orders? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Mr. Jonas, who weighs \"240lb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " to achieve his ideal body weight of \"186+lb\" by losing no more than \"3lb%2Fweek\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let the number of weeks be \"n\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"240lbs-n%2A3%28lb%2Fweek%29=186lb\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"240lbs-186lb=n%2A3%28lb%2Fweek%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"54lbs=n%2A3%28lb%2Fweek%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n=54lbs%2F3%28lb%2Fweek%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n=%2854%2F3%29weeks\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n=18weeks\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " it will it take\"18\" weeks for Mr. Jonas to achieve his ideal weight following his doctor's orders\r
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