One of the giraffes, Bernard, is sick. Last week he weighed 2,490 pounds. This week he weighs 2,312 pounds. If w represents the amount of weight lost, use the bar diagram to write an equation and find the amount of weight Bernard lost.

A bar diagram. The top bar contains 2,490 and the bottom bars contain 2,312 and w.

The equation used to solve the equation is

The amount of weight Bernard lost is