Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 1-8 - Cumulative Review - Page 680: 78

Answer

a) $20$ pounds b) $19$ months

Work Step by Step

Given \begin{equation} W(m)=9.3 \sqrt[3]{m}. \end{equation} A) Find $W(10)$: \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} W(10)&=9.3 \sqrt[3]{10}\\ &\approx 20.0. \end{aligned} \end{equation} The average weight of baby girls who are $10$ months old is about $20$ pounds. B) Solve for $m$ by setting $W(m) = 25$: \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} 9.3 \sqrt[3]{m}&=25\\ (\sqrt[3]{m})^3&=\left( \frac{25}{9.3}\right)^3\\ m&\approx 19. \end{aligned} \end{equation} The average age of baby girls who weigh $25$ pounds are about $19$ months old.
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