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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.

Jaxon has s packs of 8 crazy straws. he divided the crazy straws into 2 equal bags. now, he has 224 crazy straws in each bag. how many packs of crazy straws did jaxon start with?

Simplify the rational expression. state any restrictions on the variable. t^2-4t-12 / t-8 the / is a fraction sign.