Question

Keith’s dog weighs 90 pounds and a healthy dog’s weight is less than 75 pounds. If Keith’s dog looses 1.25 pounds per week, how long will the dog reach the healthy weight?

Answer 1

12 weeks.

Explanation:

Keiths dog will need to lose 15 pounds to get down to 75 pounds. If he loses 1.25 pounds per week, it will take 12 weeks to get down to 75 pounds. To figure this out, you would use the equation:

90 - 75 = 15

15 / 1.25 = 12

That is how you would get 12 weeks.