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If Jake loses 8 pounds, he will weigh twice as much as his sister. Together they now weigh 278 pounds. What is Jake’s present weight, in pounds?

(A) 131
(B) 135
(C) 139
(D) 147
(E) 188

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30 May 2008, 10:08

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If Jake loses 8 pounds, he will weigh twice as much as his
sister. Together they now weigh 278 pounds. What is Jake’s
present weight, in pounds?
(A) 131
(B) 135
(C) 139
(D) 147
(E) 188

the OA is 188...could anyone explain how?

Heyyy
Lets say J is the weight of Jack and S is the wt of his sister.
If he loses 8 pounds, he s twice as heavy as his sister.
J-8=2*S
Also, together they weight 278 pounds
J+S=278

solvong the 2 equation ,we get J=188 pounds !

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Consider Sister weight Now as x
Jakes weight (2times +8) = 2x+8

(2x+8)+(x) =278
x=90

Jake's weight is ....188

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14 Jan 2013, 13:03

sportypk wrote:

My solution is:
(278-8)/3 = 90
90*2+8= 188

Re: If Jake loses 8 pounds, he will weigh twice as much as his [#permalink] 14 Jan 2013, 13:03

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