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A veterinarian tracked weight changes for five dogs a month after they changed dog food brands. Which list shows the values of the weight changes ordered from least to greatest? Use the number line to make comparisons.

Annie, Chloe, Pima, Piper, Speedy
Piper, Pima, Annie, Chloe, Speedy
Speedy, Chloe, Annie, Pima, Piper
Speedy, Pima, Annie, Chloe, Piper

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Final answer:

Without the actual weight changes, it is not possible to accurately order the weight changes of the five dogs. One should plot the changes on a number line and arrange them accordingly. An example was provided to illustrate how to order hypothetical weight changes based on a number line.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks which list shows the values of the weight changes for five dogs ordered from least to greatest after they changed dog food brands. To organize the weight changes from least to greatest, you need to compare the magnitude of the changes, putting the smallest (which may be a weight loss) first and the largest (which may be a weight gain) last. Unfortunately, the actual weight changes for Annie, Chloe, Pima, Piper, and Speedy are not provided in your question. Therefore, I cannot give you an accurate answer to this specific question. However, I can guide you on how to make these comparisons using a number line.

On a number line, values to the left are smaller than those to the right. So, if you had the changes in weights, you would plot each dog's weight change on the number line and then list them according to their position from left to right. This would give you the arrangement from least to greatest weight change.

For example, let's consider hypothetical changes such as:

  • Annie: -2 lbs
  • Chloe: +1 lb
  • Pima: +4 lbs
  • Piper: -1 lb
  • Speedy: +2 lbs

The order from least to greatest would be Annie (who lost weight), Piper (also lost weight but less than Annie), Chloe (gained the least amount of weight), Speedy (gained more weight than Chloe), and finally Pima (who gained the most weight).

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