Hailey’s new puppy, Sparky, weighed 4 pounds at six weeks old. If the puppy gains 2.5 pounds each month, at how many months will Sparky weigh 14 pounds and is it modeled by a linear function or a exponential function?

Question

triciaal · Answer

use one month = 4 weeks

triciaal · Answer

a linear function is a line function where the output varies directly with the independent variable.   You are given the constant of variation

anonymous · Answer

i divided 14 by 2.5 and i got 5.6 so the answer would be 5.6 months?

triciaal · Answer

|dw:1431290894132:dw|