bob wants to lose weight. he currently weighs 220 pounds. on average he is losing 5 pounds per week by eating 1000 calories a day. at this rate how many weeks will it take for bob to reach his goal of 175 pounds? What is the coefficient? (7th grade honors math)
So Bob is trying to go from 220 pounds to 175 pounds. That means he is trying to loose 220-175= 45 pounds. He is loosing 5 pounds per a week, so all we need to know is 45/5 which is equal to 9.