Question

The vet told Jake that his dog, Rocco, who weighed 55 pounds, needed to lose 10 pounds. Jake started walking Rocco every day and changed the amount of food he was feeding him. Rocco lost half a pound the first week. Jake wants to determine Rocco’s weight in pounds, p, after w weeks if Rocco continues to lose weight based on his vet’s advice.

Answer 1

So we need to create an equation to represent the amount Rocco loses in weight (in pounds represented by p) after w (weeks).

Answer 2

Well, every week, Rocco would lose half of a pound

So Rocco's weight would be determined by the following equation.

\[p = 55 - 0.5w\]

Answer 3

Rocco's weight equals his starting weight of 55 minus 0.5 pounds for each week.

Answer 4

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