if jake loses 8 pounds , he will weigh twice as much as his sister . together they now weigh 278 pounds . what is jake ’ s present weight , in pounds ?
"consider sister weight now as x jakes weight ( 2 times + 8 ) = 2 x + 8 ( 2 x + 8 ) + ( x ) = 278 x = 90 jake ' s weight is . . . . 188 correct answer is e"
add(multiply(divide(subtract(278, 8), const_3), const_2), 8)