Hey baby elephant weighs 150 pounds when born it gains 2 pounds per day for the first year. How many days will it take the elephant to wait a total of 224 pounds
To find out how many days it will take for the baby elephant to weigh a total of 224 pounds, we need to determine how much weight it gains per day for the first year.
Given that the baby elephant gains 2 pounds per day for the first year, we can set up an equation:
Weight gained per day x Number of days = Total weight gained
Let's represent the number of days it takes for the elephant to weigh a total of 224 pounds as "x".
Weight gained per day = 2 pounds/day
Number of days = x
Total weight gained = 224 pounds
Thus, the equation becomes:
2x = 224
To find the value of "x" (number of days), we divide both sides of the equation by 2:
x = 224/2
x = 112
Therefore, it will take the baby elephant 112 days to weigh a total of 224 pounds.