Question

Jalene lost 12 pounds in the first 3 weeks of his diet if he lost a total of 84 pounds how many weeks did it take him

Answer 1

21 weeks.

Explanation:

To start, you have to get the pounds lost per week.

12/3=4

4 pounds lost per week.

Next, find out how many weeks it takes by solving this equation,

4x=84

Divide 84/4=21

Therefore, it took 21 weeks to lose 84 pounds.