On the TV show, The Biggest Loser, the winner is the person who lost the largest percentage of his/her weight. Three contestants, Courtney, Patrick, and Antone have all lost weight on the show. At the start of the season Courtney weighed 270 pounds, Patrick weighed 387 pounds, and Antone weighed 447 pounds. If, at the end of the season, Courtney weighed 176 pounds, Patrick weighed 296, and Antone weighed 298 pounds, which one of them would win the "Biggest Loser" contest? O A. Antone O B. There is not enough information to determine who won. O C. Patrick O D. Courtney E. They all had the same percentage of weight loss.

On the TV show, The Biggest Loser, the winner is the person who lost the largest percentage of his/her weight. Three contestants, Courtney, Patrick, and Antone have all lost weight on the show. At the start of the season Courtney weighed 270 pounds, Patrick weighed 387 pounds, and Antone weighed 447 pounds. If, at the end of the season, Courtney weighed 176 pounds, Patrick weighed 296, and Antone weighed 298 pounds, which one of them would win the "Biggest Loser" contest? O A. Antone O B. There is not enough information to determine who won. O C. Patrick O D. Courtney E. They all had the same percentage of weight loss.

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

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ISBN:9780470458365

Author:Erwin Kreyszig

Publisher:Erwin Kreyszig

Chapter2: Second-order Linear Odes

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On the TV show, The Biggest Loser, the winner is the person who lost the largest percentage of his/her weight. Three contestants,
Courtney, Patrick, and Antone have all lost weight on the show. At the start of the season Courtney weighed 270 pounds, Patrick weighed
387 pounds, and Antone weighed 447 pounds. If, at the end of the season, Courtney weighed 176 pounds, Patrick weighed 296, and
Antone weighed 298 pounds, which one of them would win the "Biggest Loser" contest?
A. Antone
B. There is not enough information to determine who won.
C. Patrick
D. Courtney
E. They all had the same percentage of weight loss.

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