Question

The vet told Jake that his dog, Rocco, who weighed 55 pounds, needed to lose 10 pounds. Jake started walking Rocco every day and changed the amount of food he was feeding him. Rocco lost half a pound the first week. Jake wants to determine Rocco’s weight in pounds, p, after w weeks if Rocco continues to lose weight based on his vet’s advice.

ANSWER: p=55-0.5w anyreal number 44 to 55

Answer 1

The answer is p=55-0.5w as you said

Answer 2

20 weeks

Explanation:

Let the total number of weeks needed to bring down the weight to 45 = w

Weight lost per week = 0.5

Hence the our function will be

45=55-0.5w

0.5w=55-45

w=\frac{10}{0.5}

w=20

Hence Rocco is going to attain weight of 45 p in 20 weeks and the function as per vet advice wil be

f(x) or P=55-0.5w