SOLUTION: Nermal is a monster who eats cheese. Nermal starts off weighing 2 pounds. for every pound of cheese he eats, he gains 1/2 pound. When he reaches 2000 pounds, he will explode. A.

Question 492792: Nermal is a monster who eats cheese. Nermal starts off weighing 2 pounds. for every pound of cheese he eats, he gains 1/2 pound. When he reaches 2000 pounds, he will explode.
A. If Nermal's weight is the x-variable, what is the domain?
B. Assume that the cheese eaten is the y-variable. Is the range the set of all real numbers? Why or why not?
thank you
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(A)
The domain is
(B)
cannot be negative. That would be the same
as Nermal producing cheese.
Positive can go from zero to
=
pounds
He will explode if he eats more than this
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