document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1087076>Question 1087076</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A newborn baby weighed 11 pounds at birth and was 22 inches tall. After 66 months the baby weighs 17 pounds and is 25 inches tall. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a linear function W(t) to represent the baby’s weight in pounds (W) at t months of age. Enter exact answers only, no approximations. W(t)=\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a linear function H(t) to represent the baby’s height in inches (H) at t months of age. Enter exact answers only, no approximations. H(t)=\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What will the child’s weight and height be on their first birthday? ROUND YOUR ANSWERS TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W(12)=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H(12)=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am confused I was thinking it added 6 and then 3 to the inches but I don't know how to word it\r<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 #701362 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=701362\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I hope there is a typo and the problem should read that after 6 months the baby weighs 17 pounds and is 25 inches tall, because 66 months is 5 and a half years old, and a five year old child of that size would be dead or about to die from malnutrition or starvation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If a child is born weighing 11 pounds and measuring 22 inches in length,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and 6 months later weighs 17 pounds and measures 25 inches in length,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "assuming that weight, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%28t%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%28t%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > , and length, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H%28t%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H%28t%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "are linear functions of time <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > , in months,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "those functions are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%28t%29=%28%2817-11%29%2F6%29t%2B11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%28t%29=%28%2817-11%29%2F6%29t%2B11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <---> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28W%28t%29=t%2B11%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28W%28t%29=t%2B11%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H%28t%29=%28%2825-22%29%2F6%29t%2B22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H%28t%29=%28%2825-22%29%2F6%29t%2B22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <---> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28H%28t%29=%281%2F2%29t%2B22%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28H%28t%29=%281%2F2%29t%2B22%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, assuming that the child continues to grow linearly,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at 1 year old <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the child's weight and height would be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2812%29=12%2B11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2812%29=12%2B11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <---> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28W%2812%29=23%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28W%2812%29=23%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H%2812%29=%281%2F2%2912%2B22%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H%2812%29=%281%2F2%2912%2B22%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <---> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28H%2812%29=28%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28H%2812%29=28%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
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