SOLUTION: A certain kind of animal weighs about 79 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 1

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Question 267103: A certain kind of animal weighs about 79 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 133 pounds.
The animal's weight is more than 125 pounds when the animal is more than ______ days old.

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=79+2x
133 < 79+2x
54 < 2x
27 < x
125 < 79+2x
46 < 2x
23 < x