Question 104887
He lost 6 of his 176 lbs in 45 days.
6/176=3/88
(3/88)(1/45)=1/1320 of his weight lost per day.
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let x be wt. before diet.
x-(15x/1320)=176
1305x/1320=176
x=176*1320/1305=178 lbs weight before diet.
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Let d=days it takes before he loses 11 more lbs.
176*d/1320=11
176d=11*1320=14520 multiply each side by 1320 to eliminate fraction.
d=14520/176=82.5 days
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