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? aaaa
To find the number of days it will take for the elephant to weigh a total of 224 pounds, you can subtract its initial weight from the target weight and then divide the result by the weight gained per day.
Target weight - Initial weight = Weight gained per day × Number of days
224 pounds - 150 pounds = 2 pounds/day × Number of days
74 pounds = 2 pounds/day × Number of days
Number of days = 74 pounds / 2 pounds/day
Number of days = 37 days
Therefore, it will take the baby elephant 37 days to weigh a total of 224 pounds.