SOLUTION: Dogs between 2 to 13 years old, age at an average rate of 4 human years for every dog year. The equation describes the relationship between the dogs age x in dog-years and the dog
Question 1169107: Dogs between 2 to 13 years old, age at an average rate of 4 human years for every dog year. The equation describes the relationship between the dogs age x in dog-years and the dogs age in human-years y.
a) Write the equation in y = mx +b form
b)What is the age in human-years of a 7 year old dog?
c) A friend tells you their dog is as old as their 60 year old grandparents. How old is the dog in dog-years? Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source):
where the dogs age is , and the dogs age in human-years is
if given that , then ......eq.1
if given that , then ......eq.2
solve this system:
......eq.1
......eq.2
_____________________________________ subtract eq.1 from eq.2
substitute in eq.1 to calculate b
......eq.1
your equation is
b)
What is the age in human-years of a year old dog?
->the age in human-years
c)
A friend tells you their dog is as old as their year old grandparents. How old is the dog in dog-years?
-> their dog is old
