Question

Anne works as a veterinary technician for Caring Companions Animal Clinic in Santa Cruz, California. The clinic participates in research involving the anatomy of dogs. In a paper, Anne found the following formula relating the estimated shoulder height H (in centimeters) to the internal dimension of the dog’s skull D (in cubic centimeters):

H space equals space 1.016D - 31.2.

Anne found a skull of a dog at the clinic and measured it to be 75 cubic centimeters.

What is the dog’s estimated shoulder height?

Answer 1

H = 1.016(75) - 31.2

Solve for H.