Question

Eric was on diet and reduced his weight up to 6 pounds every 3 weeks. At this rate, how many pounds will he reduce in 12 weeks?

Answer 1

ANSWER:

Eric will reduce a total of 24 pounds in 12 weeks.

EXPLANATION:

Since Eric was on a diet, we would know that as the number of weeks increases, the number of pounds reduced will also increase. Hence, we can conclude that there is a direct relationship between the number of weeks and the number of pounds reduced.

From that, we can form the equation below:

$\frac{6pounds}{3weeks}=\frac{x}{12weeks}$

To solve for x, cross-multiply both sides of the equation first.

$6\times12=3x$$72=3x$

Then, divide both sides by 3.

$\frac{72}{3}=\frac{3x}{3}$$24=x$

The value of x is 24. Hence,