Question

A. A newborn red panda weighs 100 grams. A

healthy cub gains about 7% of its newborn weight per

day. Write an expression to represent how much you would

expect a cub to weigh d days after it's born.

an ex

cub v

13. How much should the cub weigh after 14 days?

Answer 1

198 g

Explanation:

Let y = the new weight

the healthy cub gains 7% of its newborn weight per day = 0.07 × 100 = 7 g

after d days

y = 100 + 7 d

after 14 days,

the new born will weigh = 100 + (7 × 14) = 100 + 98 = 198 g