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Jasmin's dog weighs 55 pounds. Her vet told her that a healthy weight for her dog would be less than or equal to 42 pounds. Jasmin's dog can lose an average of 7 pounds every week. Write the solution to an inequality that describes all possible number of weeks x for which her dog can be at a healthy weight.

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The correct answer x=2
Explanation -14/7= 2
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Answer:

x = 2

Explanation:

55-42=13

13 brought up to 14 so it can be divided by 7

14 / 7 = 2

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