A baby elephant weighs 150 pounds when born. It gains 2 pounds per day during the first year. How many days will it take the elephant to weigh a total of 224 pounds?(1 point)
(Fill in the blank)days
To find the number of days it will take the elephant to weigh a total of 224 pounds, we need to subtract the initial weight of 150 pounds from the target weight of 224 pounds.
224 pounds - 150 pounds = 74 pounds
Since the elephant gains 2 pounds per day, we divide the weight difference of 74 pounds by the weight gained per day:
74 pounds ÷ 2 pounds/day = <<74/2=37>>37 days
Therefore, it will take the baby elephant 37 days to weigh a total of 224 pounds.