SOLUTION: Louis and William were both working hard to lose weight. Louis weighed 330 pounds and William weighed 280 pounds. After 6 month, Louis had lost 40 pounds and William had lost 30

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Question 1053156: Louis and William were both working hard to lose weight. Louis weighed 330 pounds and William weighed 280 pounds. After 6 month, Louis had lost 40 pounds and William had lost 30 pounds. Who was having a bigger impact on his weight over this time period?
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louis started at 330 and lost 40.
william started at 280 and lost 30.

louis wound up being (330 - 40) / 330 = .8787878788 of his original weight.

william wound up being (280 - 30) / 280 = .8928571429 of his original weight.

louis lost a bigger percentage of his total weight than william did.

40/330 = .1212121212 = 12.12% = the percent weight loss for louis.

30/280 = .1071428571 = 10.71% = the percent weight loss for william.