Alex is on a diet to lose some weight. He is losing weight at a rate of 2 pound per week. After 6 weeks, he weight 205 pounds. Write a linear equation to find how many weeks it will take Alex to reach his target weight 175

The point a is at –2 and the point b is at 7. marissa would like to divide this line segment in a 4: 3 ratio, and she would like to use the formula x = (x2 – x1) + x1. what values should she substitute into the formula? a = a + b = x1 = x2 =