SOLUTION: There are approximately 4lbs of muscle for every 7lbs of body weight of a certain animal. For a 175 lb. animal, how much of the weight is muscle?
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Question 319977: There are approximately 4lbs of muscle for every 7lbs of body weight of a certain animal. For a 175 lb. animal, how much of the weight is muscle? Found 2 solutions by stanbon, rfer:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are approximately 4lbs of muscle for every 7lbs of body weight of a certain animal. For a 175 lb. animal, how much of the weight is muscle?
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x/175 = 4/7
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x = 175(4/7)
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x = 100 lbs of muscle
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Stan H.
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