Rita wants to buy a sweater for $25.00 but the sale is 50% off how much will it cost
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the average number of pounds Fido must loss.
Since, the initial weight of Fido is 35 pounds.
And, After losing the weight, the new weight of Fido in pounds = 28 pounds.
Then the time taken for losing the weight
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According to the question, it must lose weight within 6 months,
Thus,
Which is the required inequality to find the average number of pounds per month.
By solving it we, get,
It is a similar triangle so the side length of the smaller triangle (x and x-2) are in the same ratio as the bigger triangle (2x+5 and 2x-1). As the ratio is the same, you can equate them and solve for x.
