Question

Peter's dog currently weighs 89 lbs. his vet set a goal for him to lose 4 pounds per week.write and solve an inequality for how many weeks it will take for peter's. dog to weigh 65 lbs or less

Answer 1

Answer is
Inequality 65 ≤ -4x +89

Solved X weeks ≥ 6

Step by step

We know the goal = less than or equal to 65

We know the goal is -4 # per week (x)

The dog currently is at 89 #

So 65 ≤ -4x + 89

Subtract 89 from both sides to isolate x

-24 ≤ -4x

x ≥ 6 weeks