In two or more complete sentences write and solve an equation for the situation and explain how you will solve the equation. After an 8-week exercise program Grace lost 45 pounds. She now weighs 122 pounds. How much did Grace weigh before she started her exercise program? please help me

Asales representative from a local radio station is trying to convince the owner of a small fitness club to advertise on her station. the representative says that if the owner begins advertising on the station today, the club's total number of members will grow exponentially each month. she uses the given expression to model the number of club members, in hundreds, after advertising for t months.