Question

in the first week of a diet program, eight women lost an average of 3 pounds each. what was the total weight change for the eight women

Answer 1

Answer: 24 Pounds

Explanation:

Answer 2

If the 8 women lose an average of 3 pounds each, we can write:

`n\cdot M=\text{total pounds lost}`

M: average weight loss, and n: number of women.

As the average is calculated as the total weight loss divided by the number of women, we can calculate the total loss weight by multypling the number of women by the average loss:

`\text{total weigth loss}=n\cdot M=8women\cdot3\frac{\text{ pounds}}{\text{ woman}}=24\text{ pounds}`

The total weight change is a reduction of 24 pounds. This is -24 pounds