Question

The vet told Jake that his dog, Kevin, who weighed 78 pounds, needed to lose 14 pounds. Jake started walking Kevin every day and changed the amount of food he was feeding him. Kevin lost 1.5 pounds in the first week. Jake wants to follow the vet's advice. So, how many weeks, w, will it take Kevin to lose the weight in pounds, p.

Answer 1

It will take approximately 9.3 weeks for Kevin to lose the

Explanation:

current weight of Dog = 78 pounds

Required weight to be shed off = 14 pounds

weight lost in 1 week = 1.5 pounds

Let the number of weeks required to lose 14 pounds be w.

Assuming that the rate of weight loss per week is constant

(weight lost in 1 week) × (number of weeks) = 14 pounds

1.5 × w = 14

w = 14 ÷ 1.5 = 9.3 weeks

Therefore it will take approximately 9.3 weeks for Kevin to lose the weight