SOLUTION: Elton loses 5 pounds each week. He started at 218 pounds on Week 1. Steven was 186 pounds on Week 1 and he loses 1 pound each week. Part a: Write an equation that represents Elt

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Question 1184467: Elton loses 5 pounds each week. He started at 218 pounds on Week 1. Steven was 186 pounds on Week 1 and he loses 1 pound each week.
Part a: Write an equation that represents Elton's weight. Let p= his weight and t= the number of weeks
Part b: Write an equation that represents Steven's weight. Let p= his weight and t= the number of weeks
Part c: After how many weeks will Elton and Steven weigh the same number of pounds.

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Elton loses 5 pounds each week. He started at 218 pounds on Week 1.
Steven was 186 pounds on Week 1 and he loses 1 pound each week.
Part a: Write an equation that represents Elton's weight.
Let p= his weight and+t= the number of weeks
p=218-5t
Part b: Write an equation that represents Steven's weight.
Let p= his weight and t= the number of weeks
p=186-t
Part c: After how many weeks will Elton and Steven weigh the same number of pounds.
218-5t=186-t
218-186=5t-t
32=4t
t=8
After 8 weeks will Elton and Steven weigh the same number of pounds.
check:
p=218-5t=218-5%2A8=218-40=178->Elton
p=186-t=186-8=178->Steven