Of 24 pounds of salt water, 8% is salt. of another mixture, 4% is salt. how many pounds of the second mixture should be added to the first mixture in order to get a mixture of 5% salt. write an equation to represent the total amount of salt water, in pounds, present. let x represent the total amount of 4% salt water, let y represent total amount of the end 5% salt solution.

Luke started a weight-loss program. the first week, he lost x pounds. the second week, he lost pounds less than times the pounds he lost the first week. the third week, he lost 1 pound more than of the pounds he lost the first week. liam started a weight-loss program when luke did. the first week, he lost 1 pound less than times the pounds luke lost the first week. the second week, he lost 4 pounds less than times the pounds luke lost the first week. the third week, he lost pound more than times the pounds luke lost the first week.