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The function, w = 3.7 + 18.8a , gives the weight (in ounces), w, of a cat that is a years of age. What are the units of the 3.7 in the formula?
A.pounds per year
B.pounds
C.years
D. years per pound
3 Answers
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
It's B. pounds
w (pound) = 3.7 (pound - I am assuming this is the pound when the cat was born) + 18.8a[(pound per year) x (years of age) = pound]
They must have the same units to be added/subtracted together.
For example:
1 apple + 1 apple = 2 apples
You cannot have...
1 apple + 1 orange = 2 apples/oranges... this statement is wrong..
Just like the other answers who said C is incorrect.
w (pound) = 3.7 (years) + 18.8a (pound) <-------------- this statement makes no sense. How can you add pound to years and then it equals to pound.
I found my answer when I saw Weight at the front. Then I check 18.8a to confirm my answer. So I'm 100% sure the answer is B. pounds.
