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Answer:
- 33 pounds per week
- W = 33t + 42
Step-by-step explanation:
The pumpkin gained 372 -141 = 231 pounds in 7 weeks, or an average of ...
(231 lb)/(7 wk) = 33 lb/wk
The pumpkin gained 33 pounds per week.
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In the 3 weeks after the pumpkin plant was chosen, it would have gained 3×33 = 99 pounds. It weighed 141 pounds at that point, so must have had an initial weight of 141 -99 = 42 pounds at t=0. The weight of the pumpkin can be modeled as ...
W = 33t +42
