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Question
Copy and complete the following table, using information from the boxes below. (Draw a X if there is no information to put in certain boxes.)
Solution
The completed table is given below:
|
Year |
What happened |
Weight |
|
1945 |
born in Brooklyn/"began gorging" |
X |
|
1960 |
very obese; legs collapsed and he was confined to bed |
X |
|
1970 |
family moved to Hampstead New York; broke the motorcar seat |
266 kg |
|
1987/1988 |
became stuck in bedroom door for four hours; eight firemen had to free him./ went on a diet; lost 178 kg in three months. |
362 kg |
|
1991 |
died |
508kg |
| 1951 | began gorging | X |
| 1987 | got stuck in bedroom door for four hours ;eight firemen had to free him | 540kg |
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