Rusty was thirsty, despite the fact that water made up 85% of his body weight. After drinking a considerable amount of water, Rusty weighed 1350 pounds, and water made up 86% of his body weight.
What was Rusty's weight before he had his drink? What was the weight of the water he drank?
Do you have a typo? If so, which number? I can't believe that "Rusty weighed 1350 pounds."
No typo. Rusty is an elephant.
To find Rusty's weight before he had his drink, we need to set up a proportion using the information given. Let's denote Rusty's weight before drinking as x pounds.
Since water makes up 85% of Rusty's body weight, the weight of water in his body before drinking is 0.85x pounds.
After drinking a considerable amount of water, Rusty weighed 1350 pounds. Since water makes up 86% of his body weight now, the weight of water in his body after drinking is 0.86 * 1350 = 1161 pounds.
Now, we can set up the proportion:
(Weight of water before drinking) / (Weight before drinking) = (Weight of water after drinking) / (Weight after drinking)
0.85x / x = 1161 pounds / 1350 pounds
To solve this proportion, we can cross-multiply and then solve for x:
0.85x * 1350 = x * 1161
1147.5x = 1161x
Subtracting 1147.5x from both sides, we get:
1161x - 1147.5x = 0
13.5x = 0
Dividing by 13.5, we find:
x = 0
This means Rusty's weight before he had his drink was 0 pounds, which doesn't seem possible or realistic. There may be missing or inaccurate information in the given description, as the problem seems to have inconsistencies.