document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253238>Question 253238</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A certain kind of animal weighs about 77 pounds at birth and gains about two pounds per day for the first few weeks. Determine the days for which the animal's weight is more than 129 pounds. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #185515 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=185515\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Animal starts at 77 and gains 2 pounds per week. Let W = number of weeks and A = animal weight. We get an equation of:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 2W + 77<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we want Animal weight > 129, so, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=129+%3C+2W+%2B+77 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"129+%3C+2W+%2B+77\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 1 - subtract 77 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=52+%3C+2W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"52+%3C+2W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 2 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=26+%3C+W ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"26+%3C+W\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "after 27 weeks, the animal will weigh more than 126 pounds. </SPAN>\n" );
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