The patients enrolled in a clinical trial for a new weight-loss drug had a combined weight loss of -30 lb during the first month. During the second month of the clinical trial, the patients lost twice as much weight as they had the first month. What was their combined weight loss the second month?
A) +30 lb
B) -59lb
C) -58 lb
D) -60 lb
E) +58lb

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In the second month, the patients lost twice as much weight as they did in the first month. Since they lost -30 lb in the first month, twice that amount is -60 lb, indicating a greater weight loss.

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