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  • 16-11-2018
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humans contain 20 pounds of water per 33 pounds body wight. How much water does a 110-poynd person conatin?

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nap14hockey
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  • 16-11-2018

We can create a proportion.  Let's call "x" how much water weigh a 110 pound person contains.

So

[tex]\frac{20lb water}{33lb}= \frac{x}{110lb} \\33x=2200\\x=66.66666\\or\\60\frac{2}{3} lbs[/tex]

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