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A certain kind of animal weighs about 75 pounds at birth and gains about 2 pounds per day for the first few weeks. Determine those days for which the animal's weight is more than 125
The animal's weight is more than 125 pounds when the animal is more than ___day olds.

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If the animal starts at 75 lbs and has to get to 125 lbs, it has to gain 50 lbs. If it gains 2 lbs a day, then it takes 25 days to add on 50 lbs.

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