Problema Solution

Jared Fogle credits his tremendous weight loss to exercise and a diet of low-fat Subway sandwiches. His current weight (about 187 pounds) is 44% of his maximum weight (reached in March of 1998). What did he weigh then?

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let m = the maximum weight (reached in March of 1998)


44% of m is equal to his current weight of 187 lb


0.44*m = 187


by solving we find


m = 425 lb


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Jared Fogle weighted 425 pounds in March 1998.