A manatee eats the equivalent of about 12% of its body weight each day. Write an equation that represents the amount y (in pound

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VMariaS [17]

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A manatee eats the equivalent of about 12% of its body weight each day. Write an equation that represents the amount y (in pound

s) of food a manatee eats each day for its weight x. Identify the independent and dependent variables.

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san4es73 [151] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-30T07:07:07+03:00

san4es73 [151]3 years ago

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Y is the amount of food that a manatee eats each day:
the weight is X
12% or its weight is X x 12 /100= 12x /100=3x/25
so the equation is y= 3x/25
the dependent variable is y (it depends to the value of x)
and the independent is x