Kittens weight about 100 grams when born and gain 7 to 15 grams per day.If a kitten weighted 100 grams at birth and gain 8 grams per day, in how many days will the kitten triple its weight?
**Can someone help me set up the problem? This is how I set it up- 100+8d**
[(3 * 100) - 100] / 8 = ?
Thank you so much I got 25 days! :)
Right -- and you're very welcome.
Your setup is correct. Let's walk through it step by step.
The initial weight of the kitten is 100 grams. We can represent this as "100".
The kitten gains 8 grams per day, so for each day that passes (represented by "d"), the weight increases by 8 grams. This can be represented as "8d".
To find how many days it will take for the kitten to triple its weight, we need to solve the equation:
100 + 8d = 3 * (initial weight)
Since the initial weight is 100, the equation becomes:
100 + 8d = 3 * 100
Simplifying this equation:
100 + 8d = 300
Subtracting 100 from both sides:
8d = 200
Dividing both sides by 8:
d = 200 / 8
Calculating this:
d = 25
Therefore, it will take the kitten 25 days to triple its weight if it starts at 100 grams and gains 8 grams per day.