Jon weighs 148 lb and hopes to gain 2 lbs a week.Matt weighs 193lb and hopes to lose 1 lb a week.How many weeks until the weight the same?

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Answered on Fri Sep 23 2022

Given :

Weight of Jon = 148 lb

Weight of Matt = 193 lb

Let number of weeks needed by Jon and Matt to get the required Weight be x

Then,

148 + 2x = 198 - x

2x + x = 198 - 148

3x = 50

x = 50/3

x = 16.67

Hence, Jon and Matt will Weigh the same in 17th week.