SOLUTION: there are approximatle 4 lbs of muscle for every 7 lbs of body weight of a certain animal. for a 168 lb animal, how mauch of the weight is muscle

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Question 391856: there are approximatle 4 lbs of muscle for every 7 lbs of body weight of a certain animal. for a 168 lb animal, how mauch of the weight is muscle
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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You can use a proportion to solve this problem.
Muscle weight/body weight. In the proportion, x = muscle weight.
4%2F7+=+x%2F168 Solve for x. Multiply both sides by 168.
4%28168%29%2F7+=+x Evaluate.
x+=+96lbs of muscle weight.