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)
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To find the number of days it will take for the baby elephant to weigh a total of 224 pounds, we need to subtract the initial weight of the elephant from the target weight and divide it by the weight gained per day:
224 pounds - 150 pounds = 74 pounds
74 pounds / 2 pounds per day = <<74/2=37>>37 days.
Therefore, it will take the baby elephant 37 days to weigh a total of 224 pounds.