.The vet told Jake that his dog, Rocco, who weighed 55 pounds, needed to lose 10 pounds. Jake started walking Rocco every day an
d changed the amount of food he was feeding him. Rocco lost half a pound the first week. Jake wants to determine Rocco’s weight in pounds, p, after w weeks if Rocco continues to lose weight based on his vet’s advice. The equation of the scenario is
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P = -1.5w + 55 (pounds equals losing 1.5 lbs a week plus the starting weight)
your second question is a little vague so i’m assuming you mean the values of p every week if Rocco loses 1.5 lbs every week until the goal of 45 lbs is reached. that goes as follows:
