(Score for Question 3: of 14 points)
3. Jake has two dogs, Euclid and Pythagoras. Euclid is a smaller dog and Pythagoras is larger. Jake found that
Pythagoras lost 13 pounds from January to June. If Pythagorasgains 1.2 times Euclid's weight, Pythagoras's
weight would still be pound l 1/4 pound less than he did in January. What is Euclid's weight?
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(a) Write an equation that represents the scenario. Begin by defining your variable.
(b) Solve the equation. Show your work.
(c) What is Euclid's weight?
(d) Jake adopts a third dog.

the direct variation says that:

then the equation is of the form is given by:

            where k is the constant variation.

from the given table:

consider any value of x and m(x)=y

x = 2 and m(x)=y = 3

substitute these value in [1]; we have;

divide both sides by 2 we get;

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check:

put x = -1 and m(x) = -1.5

substitute in the equation:

-1.5 = -1.5                   true

therefore, the function m(x) represents a direct variation

graph of this function as shown below:

26?

step-by-step explanation:

50x5=$250

step-by-step explanation: