Question

Simon bought a 10-pound bag of cat food. He gives his cat 0.3 pound of food per day. Which equation with two variables to describe how the amount of cat food in the bag changes over time.

Answer 1

y = 10 - 0.3t

Explanation:

Amount of cat food purchased= 10 pounds

Daily pounds fed to dog = 0.3 pounds

How the amount of cat food in bag changes over time ;

Let y = amount of cat food left in bag

t = number of days since cat food was purchased

Amount of cat food left in bag = amount of cat food purchased - (daily pounds fed to dog * Number of days since cat food was purchased)

y = 10 - 0.3t