SOLUTION: Nermal is a monster who eats cheese. Nermal starts off weighing 2 pounds. for every pound of cheese he eats, he gains 1/2 pound. When he reaches 2000 pounds, he will explode. A.

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Question 492792: Nermal is a monster who eats cheese. Nermal starts off weighing 2 pounds. for every pound of cheese he eats, he gains 1/2 pound. When he reaches 2000 pounds, he will explode.
A. If Nermal's weight is the x-variable, what is the domain?
B. Assume that the cheese eaten is the y-variable. Is the range the set of all real numbers? Why or why not?
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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(A)
The domain is +2000+-+2+=+1998+
(B)
y cannot be negative. That would be the same
as Nermal producing cheese.
Positive y can go from zero to
+2000+%2F+.5+-+2%2F.5+ =
+4000+-+4+=+3996+ pounds
He will explode if he eats more than this