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? **open answer question**

Hello,the question is asking what grace's initial weight was. you can simply solve this question to the problem with basic subtraction. if she is 122 lbs now and lost 45 pounds between the start of her 8-week exercise program and the last week of the same program. you can use the the inverse operation of subtraction; addition.work: 122+45=167167-45=122therefore, our calculations are correct, grace weighed 167 pounds before  she started her exercise program.for the required equation part of your question write: y=mx+by=5.625x+122(we solved the value  of the m by divided  45 by 8)y=45+122y=167this equation also solves for her startling  weight, 167.faith xoxo