document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=511153>Question 511153</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To determine the number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of ounces of fluid that a person should drink in a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "day, divide his or her weight in pounds by 2 and then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 0.4 ounce for every minute of exercise.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) Write a function that gives the fluid requirements<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for a person weighing 150 pounds and exercising<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x minutes a day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) If a 150-pound runner needs 89 ounces of fluid<BR>\n" );
document.write( "each day, determine the runner’s daily minutes of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "exercise.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #342038 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=John10><B>John10(297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=John10><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=John10><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=342038\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a) Let x be the number of daily minutes and f(x) is the function (number of ounces of fluid):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = w/2 + 0.4x where w is the weight.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If w = 150 lbs then \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = 150/2 + 0.4x = 75 + 0.4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) If the f(x) = 89 oz\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.4x + 75 = 89<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.4x = 89 - 75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.4x = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 14/0.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 35 oz of fluid<BR>\n" );
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