Question

Please help!!

A young sumo wrestler decided to go on a special high-protein diet to gain weight rapidly. He started at 90 kilograms and gained weight at a constant rate of 8 lbs. a week.

a. Write a function to represent this situation. Use x and y as your variables.

b. What would his weight be after 8 weeks?

Answer 1

A. y=90+8x

B. After 8 weeks he would be 154 pounds.

Explanation:

You use the equation and plug in your x variable as 8 and you get 154 as the y.