Question

Ms.Betsys dog is on a diet at the beginning of The diet it weighed 42 lbs and is supposed to lose 2 pounds every week if The dog now weighs 28 pounds how long has it been on a diet?

Answer 1

Answer:7 weeks

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Initial weight of the dog $W_i=42\ lbs$

Final weight of the dog $W_f=28\ Pounds\ or\ 28\ lbs$

Every week dog lose 2 pounds

Total weight loss=42-28=14 lbs

So, no of weeks= $\frac{14}{2}=7\ weeks$