Ms.Betsys dog is on a diet at the beginning of The diet it weighed 42 lbs and is supposed to lose 2 pounds every week if The dog now weighs 28 pounds how long has it been on a diet?

Respuesta :

Answer:7 weeks

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Initial weight of the dog [tex]W_i=42\ lbs[/tex]

Final weight of the dog [tex]W_f=28\ Pounds\ or\ 28\ lbs[/tex]

Every week dog lose 2 pounds

Total weight loss=42-28=14 lbs

So, no of weeks= [tex]\frac{14}{2}=7\ weeks[/tex]