Dog diets
This task is about solving maths problems with rate.
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An overweight dog was put on limited food and increased exercise to reduce its weight. The dog lost weight at the rate of 0.4 kg per week. |
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| i) |
If it weighed 21.0 kg before the diet how much did it weigh after 12 weeks?
__________ kg |
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| ii) |
If the goal for the dog's weight was 15.0 kg, how many weeks altogether would it take to reach this (if it lost weight at 0.4 kg per week)?
__________ weeks |
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| b) |
Another dog was put on the same programme. Its weight dropped from 24.0 kg to 18.4 kg in eight weeks. At what rate did this dog lose weight?
__________ kg per week |