the number of dogs taken in daily at a local animal shelter increased from 4 in october 2009 to 10 in january 2010. predict the number of dogs taken in daily in may 2010.
there will be 18 dogs in may 2010.
if you start off with 4 dogs in october, you constantly add 2 dogs every month until may, which will be 18
susan is wrong. the question asks you predict the number of dogs taken in daily in may not how many per month
To predict the number of dogs taken in daily in May 2010, we can analyze the trend in the number of dogs taken in at the local animal shelter based on the given data for October 2009 and January 2010.
First, let's determine the change in the number of dogs taken in daily from October 2009 to January 2010. We can subtract the number of dogs in October from the number of dogs in January:
10 (January 2010) - 4 (October 2009) = 6
The number of dogs taken in daily increased by 6 from October to January.
Next, let's calculate the average change in the number of dogs taken in daily per month. We need to divide the change in the number of dogs (6) by the number of months between October and January:
6 (change in dogs) / 3 (months) = 2
The average increase in the number of dogs taken in daily per month is 2.
Now, let's determine the number of months from January to May. January is the starting point, and May is the endpoint. There are four months in between (February, March, April, and May).
To predict the number of dogs taken in daily in May 2010, we need to calculate the additional number of dogs based on the average monthly increase. Multiply the average monthly increase by the number of months:
2 (average monthly increase) * 4 (number of months from January to May) = 8
So, the predicted number of dogs taken in daily in May 2010 is 8 + 10 (number of dogs in January 2010) = 18.
Therefore, based on the given trend, the predicted number of dogs taken in daily in May 2010 is 18.