<PRE><B>Question 1182927</B>
W=16.25(.5)-9.5
=-1.375 pounds. Does not make sense, and model has been stated to be used between 2 and 6 months.
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at 1 year or 12 months
=185.5 pounds, same comment.
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5 years or 60 months
=965.5 pounds.
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Weight gain after birth is often a quadratic equation where the upslope of the curve can be linear for a defined period of time, after which the model is no longer linear. </PRE>