Question

Your friend Pat says to you, "I'm on a new diet plan and I've been able to lose about a pound a week." Come up with a linear equation that models this situation and use it to answer the following questions:

If Pat currently weighs 220 pounds,how much would Pat weigh in 4 years

Answer 1

thre are 52 weeks in a year
220 pounds - (1 pound)(4*52 weeks)
220 - 208
12.
Unrealistic but okay lol.

Answer 2

Pat weigh in 4 years

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

Your friend Pat says to you, "I'm on a new diet plan and I've been able to lose about a pound a week."

We need to find how much would Pat weigh in 4 years.

Let say there are 52 weeks in a year.

So in 4 years there will be;

52×4 = 208 weeks

Your friend Pat lose about a pound a week.

Thus, the 208 weeks he will lose around 208 pounds.

Pat currently weighs 220 pounds

220-208 = 12 pounds

Hence, Pat weigh in 4 years will be 12 pounds.