Question

jordans dog weighs pounds emmett's dog weighs 25% more than.jordan's.dog which expressions represent the weight in of emmett's dog? a.0.25p b.1.25p c. p + 0.25 d. p + 1.25 e. p + 0.25p

Answer 1

the expression fir the weight of Emmett's dog is 1.25p

Explanation:

The weight of Jordan's dog is p pounds.

And it has been given that Emmett's dog weighs 25% more than Jordan's dog.

Hence, 25% of weight of Jordan's dog is

25% of p

= 0.25p

Now, since, Emmett's dog weighs 25% more than Jordan's dog.

Hence, the weight of Emmett's dog is given by

Weight of Jordan's dog + 25% of weight of Jordan's dog

= p + 0.25p

=1.25 p

Therefore, the expression fir the weight of Emmett's dog is 1.25p

Answer 2

E. p + 0.25p best represents the weight of Emmett's dog The total weight of Jordan's dog is represented as P. The weight of Emmett's dog is equal to the weight of Jordan's dog but with an additional fraction of the weight of Jordan's dog. The additional fraction is 25% or 1/4 of the weight of Jordan's dog.