SOLUTION: Edda has a poodle that weighs 7 pounds and gains 1 pound per year. Walden has a young sheltie that weighs 2 pounds and gains 1 pound every 6 months. Edda and Walden are curio

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Question 1174286: Edda has a poodle that weighs 7 pounds and gains 1 pound per year.
Walden has a young sheltie that weighs 2 pounds and gains 1 pound every 6 months.
Edda and Walden are curious to know when their two dogs will weigh the same amount.

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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y= number of years
7+1y=2+2y, since gains 2 pounds a year
y=5
in 5 years
The poodle will be 12 pounds and the sheltie will be 12 pounds.
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another way. The shelty is 5 pounds behind but is gaining a pound a year. Five years.