A patient with high blood pressure who weighs 226 pounds is put on a diet to lose 26 pounds in 3 months. The patient loses 6 3/4 pounds the first month and 11 1/2 pounds the second month. How much weight must be lost the third month for the goal to be achieved?
lb?

Question

A patient with high blood pressure who weighs 226 pounds is put on a diet to lose 26 pounds in 3 months. The patient loses 6 3/4 pounds the first month and  11 1/2 pounds the second month. How much weight must be lost the third month for the goal to be achieved?
  lb?

anonymous · Answer

add the loses for the first 2 months...11 1/2 + 6 3/4 then subtract it from 26 to find the loss needed for the third month

anonymous · Answer

23/2 + 27/4