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A puppy weighs 2.8 pounds at birth and gains about .5 pounds per week. A kitten weighs 1.4 pounds at birth and gains about 1.2 pounds per week. what inequality can be used to determine how many weeks will the weight of the kitten be less than the weight of the puppy?

Variable____
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User Fatihk
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Answer:

Explanation:

P=puppy. K=kitten. w=week

P=2.8+0.5w

K=1.4+1.2w

K<P

1.4+1.2w<2.8+0.5w

1.2w<1.4+0.5w

0.7w<1.4

w<2

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