Laura is applying to doctoral programs in cognitive psychology. Your textbook recommends that of the programs she applies to should be programs for which she meets the recent admissions statistics, of the programs she applies to should be programs for which she is slightly below the recent admissions statistics, and of the programs she applies to should be programs for which she exceeds the recent admissions statistics.

Luke started a weight-loss program. the first week, he lost x pounds. the second week, he lost pounds less than times the pounds he lost the first week. the third week, he lost 1 pound more than of the pounds he lost the first week. liam started a weight-loss program when luke did. the first week, he lost 1 pound less than times the pounds luke lost the first week. the second week, he lost 4 pounds less than times the pounds luke lost the first week. the third week, he lost pound more than times the pounds luke lost the first week.