Week 15 CMT Style Problem - 5th Grade

Weight Loss

Two different visitors to the Fitness Center arrived seriously overweight in the same week. One arrived weighing 230 pounds and has managed to lose 4.5 pounds each week. The other arrived weighing 195 pounds and has managed to lose 3 pounds each week.

• What was each dieter’s weight after 10 weeks on the diet?
  
  
• After how many weeks did each of the dieters weigh 150 pounds?
  
  
• After how many weeks did the two dieters weigh the same?
  
  
• Explain why it is unlikely that real dieters will keep losing the same amount of weight each week.