Daniella starts a diet.
In the first week, she loses weight equivalent to 5 boxes.
In the second week, she loses weight equivalent to 12 boxes.
In the third week, she quits the diet and returns to her original weight, before gaining weight equivalent to 3 boxes plus 7 kg.
How much does each box weigh?
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Daniella starts a diet.
In the first week, she loses weight equivalent to 5 boxes.
In the second week, she loses weight equivalent to 12 boxes.
In the third week, she quits the diet and returns to her original weight, before gaining weight equivalent to 3 boxes plus 7 kg.
How much does each box weigh?
To solve this problem, let's proceed as follows:
Therefore, the solution to the problem is kg per box.
kg
Solve for \( b \):
\( 8-b=6 \)
The problem states she quits the diet and returns to her original weight before gaining more. This means she recovers all lost weight (17x kg) first, then gains additional weight.
Focus on the net change from original weight. After 3 weeks, she's at original + 3x + 7. Since she lost 17x total in weeks 1-2, the equation becomes:
It means the weight change equals some number of boxes times the weight per box. If each box weighs x kg, then 5 boxes = 5x kg of weight.
Real-world problems often have fractional solutions! A box weighing kg (0.5 kg) is perfectly reasonable - that's 500 grams.
Substitute back: Week 1 loss = 5(0.5) = 2.5 kg, Week 2 loss = 12(0.5) = 6 kg, total lost = 8.5 kg. Week 3 gain = 3(0.5) + 7 = 8.5 kg. Perfect match!
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