Question

When born, a baby weighed 8.5 pounds and gained 1.6 pounds per week for the first 10

weeks. Which of the following functions accurately models the number of pounds, p, the
baby weighs as function of the number of weeks, w, since it was born?

Answer 1

I believe the answer is C

Explanation:

if the baby weighted 8.5 pounds when born then that is the initial value therefore the baby will be weighted 1.6 times 10 weeks or w

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