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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?

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Answer:7 weeks

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=
(14)/(2)=7\ weeks

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