Question

A boxer is put on a diet to gain 20 lb in four weeks. The boxer gains 4 1/3 lb the first week and 5 5/6 lb the second week. How much weight must the boxer gain during the third and fourth weeks in order to gain a total of 20 lb? _____ lb?

Answer 1

9.8 lbs

Explanation:

4 1/3 + 5 5/6= 10 1/6

20 - 10 1/6 = 9.8