Question

A smoker is 15 times more likely to die of lung cancer than a non-smoker. An ex smoker who stopped smoking t years ago is w times more likely to die of lung cancer than a non-smoker
where... w=15-t
How much more likely is Sandy to die of lung cancer than polly who quite 2 1/2 years ago?

Answer 1

given equation , w=15-t and t = 2.5

can you calculate w ???

Answer 2

??

Answer 3

I am having trouble figuring out sandy's

Answer 4

or over thinking it idk
w=12.5 but that's polly's risk not sandy's right?

Answer 5

so is sandy smoker or not ??

its not mentioned, i guess, he is..

Answer 6

sandy quit 2 1/2 years ago

Answer 7

polly has never smoked

Answer 8

u sure ?? it seems, polly quit 2.5 yrs ago

Answer 9

Graph the equation and use the graph to estimate how much more likely it is for Sandy to die of lung cancer than Polly, if Polly never smoked and Sandy quit yr ago.

Answer 10

copied and paseted : ) lol Im going to paste the whole problem next

Answer 11

A smoker is 15 times more likely to die of lung cancer than a nonsmoker. An ex-smoker who stopped smoking t years ago is w times more likely to die of lung cancer than a nonsmoker, where
• w = 15 – t.
Graph the equation and use the graph to estimate how much more likely it is for Sandy to die of lung cancer than Polly, if Polly never smoked and Sandy quit yr ago.

Answer 12

h ah a, ok..

polly never smoked, so sandy should die 12.5 yrs earlier than polly.. right ??

Answer 13

so polly is origin

Answer 14

yup...

Answer 15

0,0 ?

Answer 16

how do I graph 12.5? is it x or y im still lost

Answer 17

now graph.. W = 15 - t...

t=0, w = 15
t=5, w = 10
t = 10, w = 5..



does that makes sense ?/